Nonequilibrium dynamics of single polymer molecules: Relaxation close to and far from equilibrium

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2953-2959

  Hanke, Felix ^a   Kreuzer, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Far from equilibrium relaxation; Fokker Planck equation; Master equation; Polymer stretching dynamics; Relaxation times

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION; KRAMERS-MOYAL EXPANSION; MASTER EQUATION; POLYMER STRETCHING DYNAMICS; RELAXATION TIMES; SINGLE POLYMER MOLECULES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33750921040     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.21120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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