Prediction of solution properties of flexible-chain polymers: A computer simulation undergraduate experiment

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 945-956

  De La Torre, José García ^a   Cifre, José G Hernández ^a   Martínez, M Carmen López ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; FORECASTING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

CHAIN MODELS; CHAIN POLYMERS; CONFORMATIONAL STATISTICS; FLEXIBLE CHAINS; FLEXIBLE POLYMER CHAINS; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; PROPERTY; SIMPLE++; SOLUTION PROPERTY; UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIMENT;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 54749146349     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/29/5/008     Document Type: Article

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