Coarse-grained model of entangled polymer melts in non-equilibrium

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1039-1048

  Rakshit, A ^a   Picu, R C ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling; Polymer melt; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYMER MELTS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 56549085711     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0298-8     Document Type: Article

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