Numerical solutions of the complex langevin equations in polymer field theory

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1347-1370

  Lennon, Erin M ^a   Mohler, George O ^b   Ceniceros, Hector D ^b   García Cervera, Carlos J ^b   Fredrickson, Glenn H ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diblock copolymer; Langevin equation; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; COMPLEX WEIGHTS; COMPUTATION TIMES; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER MELTS; FIELD SOLUTIONS; FOURIER; IN FIELDS; LANGEVIN; LANGEVIN EQUATION; LANGEVIN EQUATIONS; MODEL SYSTEMS; MULTISCALE NATURES; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; POLYMER FIELDS; POLYMERIC FLUIDS; PRACTICAL METHODS; PRIOR WORKS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION; TIME INTEGRATIONS;

ABS RESINS; COPOLYMERIZATION; EULER EQUATIONS; INTEGRATION; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; MODEL STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 45149107826     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070689401     Document Type: Article

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