Monte Carlo simulation of the self-assembly and phase behavior of semiflexible equilibrium polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 10328-10338

  Lü, Xinjiang ^a   Kindt, James T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; ISOTROPIC CHAIN LENGTH; NEMATIC PHASE PROPERTIES; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; ERROR CORRECTION; FREE ENERGY; GRAPH THEORY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MONOMERS;

EID: 2942640172     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1729855     Document Type: Article

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