A molecular dynamics study of the stress-optical behavior of a linear short-chain polyethylene melt under shear

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1171-1186

  Baig, Chunggi ^a   Edwards, Brian J ^a   Keffer, David J ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Linear polyethylene melt; Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics; Shear; Stress optical rule

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MELTS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 37249016979     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-007-0199-2     Document Type: Article

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