Effect of bending and torsion rigidity on self-diffusion in polymer melts: A molecular-dynamics study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Bulacu, Monica ^a   Van Der Giessen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING ANGLES; ROUSE MODES; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

CONFORMATIONS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BIOPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHASE TRANSITION; ROTATION; TORQUE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34547528668     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2035086     Document Type: Article

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