A Monte-Carlo study of equilibrium polymers in a shear flow

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-251

  Milchev, A ^a   Wittmer, J P ^b   Landau, D P ^c  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

61.25.Hq Macro molecular and polymer solutions; polymer melts; swelling; 64.60.Cn Order disorder transformations; statistical mechanics of model systems; 82.35.+t Polymer reactions and polymerization; 83.50.Ax Steady shear flows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038672657     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510051001     Document Type: Article

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