Coarse-graining of wormlike polymer chains for substantiating reptation

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 207-213

  Öttinger, Hans Christian ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Entanglements; Kuhn length; Nonequilibrium ensembles; Nonequilibrium simulation techniques; Persistence length; Polymer melts; Porod Kratky chain; Reptation; Tapeworm model; Tube diameter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ATOMISTIC LEVELS; ENTANGLED POLYMERS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

MODEL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMER;

EID: 0742291817     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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