Coarse-graining and renormalization group methods for the elucidation of the kinetics of complex nucleation and growth processes

Molecular Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-185

  Coveney, Peter V ^a   Wattis, Jonathan A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CLUSTER FORMATION; COARSE-GRAINING; RENORMALIZATION GROUP METHODS; SURFACTANT SELF-ASSEMBLY;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 31744439720     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970500317210     Document Type: Review

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