Corrections to scaling and crossover from good- to θ -solvent regimes of interacting polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 13, 2005, Pages

  Pelissetto, Andrea ^a   Hansen, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Department of Chemistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE LENGTH; SOLVENT CONDITIONS; UNIVERSAL RATIO; VIRAL COEFFICIENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPOLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 24144453107     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1864933     Document Type: Article

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