Molecular dynamics simulation of temperature and pressure effects on the intermediate length scale dynamics and zero shear rate viscosity of cis-1,4-polybutadiene: Rouse mode analysis and dynamic structure factor spectra

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 184-194

  Tsolou, Georgia ^a,b   Harmandaris, Vagelis A ^a,c   Mavrantzas, Vlasis G ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fragility; Homogeneous and heterogeneous dynamics; Molecular dynamics; Pressure; Relaxation; Rouse modes; Temperature; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYBUTADIENES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

DYNAMIC STRUCTURE FACTOR; ROUSE-MODE RELAXATION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYBUTADIENES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 43649098929     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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