Development of knotting during the collapse transition of polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Mansfield, Marc L ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COLLAPSE TRANSITION; NEAREST-NEIGHBOR CONTACT POTENTIAL; POLYMER CHAINS; SOLVENT QUALITY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 37549066908     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2806929     Document Type: Article

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