Mesoscale model of polymer melt structure: Self-consistent mapping of molecular correlations to coarse-grained potentials

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Ashbaugh, Henry S ^a   Patel, Harshit A ^b   Kumar, Sanat K ^b   Garde, Shekhar ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELT STRUCTURE; POLYMER MELTS; REVERSE MONTE CARLO (RMC) SIMULATIONS; SELF-CONSISTENT MAPPING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; MACROMOLECULES; MAPPING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 17444374698     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1861455     Document Type: Article

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