Multiscale modelling of nanostructures

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 50, 2004, Pages

  Vvedensky, Dimitri D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; KINETIC THEORY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CONTINUUM DESCRIPTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; KINETIC EFFECTS; MULTISCALE MODELING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 11144335525     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/50/R01     Document Type: Review

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