Integral equation theory of random copolymer melts: Self-consistent treatment of intramolecular and intermolecular correlations

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Sung, Bong June ^a   Yethiraj, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMOLECULAR CORRELATIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR CORRELATIONS; RANDOM COPOLYMER MELTS; SELF-CONSISTENT TREATMENT;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CORRELATION THEORY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PHASE SEPARATION; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 21644483601     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1931649     Document Type: Article

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