Conformation of a polymer chain in solution: An exact density expansion approach

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 10757-10765

  Taylor, Mark P ^a  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN CONFORMATION; EXACT DENSITY EXPANSION; INTRAMOLECULAR PROBABILITY FUNCTIONS; SOLVENT EFFECTS;

CONFORMATIONS; MACROMOLECULES; PROBABILITY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 10844290440     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1807831     Document Type: Article

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