Dynamics of a single polymer chain: Ergodicity and conformation of a rotating chain

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Taylor, Mark P ^a   Isik, Keremx ^b   Luettmer Strathmann, Jutta ^b  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BOND LENGTH; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; ENERGETIC PROPERTIES; ISOLATED POLYMER CHAINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; REPULSIVE LENNARD JONES; ROTATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS; SINGLE POLYMER CHAINS;

PHASE SPACE METHODS;

EID: 57049087401     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.78.051805     Document Type: Article

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