Unexpectedly normal phase behavior of single homopolymer chains

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Paul, W ^a   Strauch, T ^a   Rampf, F ^a   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CONFORMATIONS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE DIAGRAMS; VAPORS;

COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS; HOMOPOLYMER CHAINS; SOLID PHASES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 34547343565     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.75.060801     Document Type: Article

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