Molecular simulation via connectivityaltering monte carlo and scale-jumping methods: Application to amorphous polystyrene

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 393-402

  Mulder, Tim ^a,b   Harmandaris, Vagelis ^c   Lyulin, Alexey ^a,b   Van Der Vegt, Nico F A ^c   Michels, M A J ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coarse Graining; End Bridging; Monte Carlo; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CODES (SYMBOLS); MONOMERS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

ATACTIC; CHEMICAL GROUPS; COARSE GRAINING; COMPUTER CODES; END BRIDGING; LENGTH SCALES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO; POLYMER CONFORMATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 55149112810     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200800024     Document Type: Article

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