Third virial coefficient for 4-arm and 6-arm star polymers

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Caracciolo, Sergio ^a   Mognetti, Bortolo Matteo ^b   Pelissetto, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monte carlo simulations; Star polymers; Statistical mechanics; Statistical thermodynamics; Virial expansion

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MECHANICS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATIONS; MONOATOMIC FLUIDS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; POLYMER SYSTEMS; STAR POLYMERS; STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS; THIRD VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS; VIRIAL EXPANSION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 49149107223     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200800001     Document Type: Article

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