Scaling of demixing curves and crossover from critical to tricritical behavior in polymer solutions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 5940-5950

  Hager, J S ^a   Anisimov, M A ^b   Sengers, J V ^b   Gorodetski, E E ^a,c  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c OIL AND GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OSMOSIS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; VOLUME FRACTION;

DEMIXING CURVES; INFINITE CHAIN LENGTH; ISING LIMIT; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; RENORMALIZATION GROUP METHODS; VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0037159093     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1502249     Document Type: Article

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