Atomistic/continuum coupling in computational materials science

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Curtin, W A ^a   Miller, Ronald E ^b  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; QUANTUM THEORY;

ATOMISTIC COUPLING; CONTINUUM COUPLING;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 0038579633     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/11/3/201     Document Type: Review

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