A Monte Carlo simulation study of branched polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Yethiraj, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

DEGREE OF CROWDING; PERSISTENCE LENGTH; RANDOM WALKS; SIDE CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33751582386     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2374884     Document Type: Article

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