Comment on "Decrease in the configurational entropy during a melt's polymerization" [Chem. Phys. 305 (2004) 231]

Chemical Physics

Volumn 323, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 622-624

  Corezzi, S ^a,b   Fioretto, D ^b,c   Rolla, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 33748250260     PISSN: 03010104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2005.09.027     Document Type: Note

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