Exact solution for stochastic degradation and fragmentation processes in arbitrary chain and ring aggregates with multiple bonds

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

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Flegg, Mark B ^a   Gramotnev, Dmitri K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS;

DEGRADING BONDS; FRAGMENTATION; FRAGMENTING AGGREGATES; STOCHASTIC EVAPORATION;

STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 38949121699     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.021105     Document Type: Article

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