Distance geometry algorithms in molecular modelling of polymer and composite systems

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 515-534

  Melnik, R V N ^b   Uhlherr, A ^a   Hodgkin, J ^a   De Hoog, F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Math and Information Science ^*

Author keywords

Computational optimisation; Distance geometry algorithms; Polymer and composite systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0037285079     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(03)80034-2     Document Type: Article

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