Phase transitions of single polymer chains and of polymer solutions: Insights from Monte Carlo simulations

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 49, 2008, Pages

  Binder, K ^a   Paul, W ^a   Strauch, T ^a   Rampf, F ^a   Ivanov, V ^b   Luettmer Strathmann, J ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMERS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

ATTRACTIVE FORCES; ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLES; DILUTE LIMITS; EXCLUDED VOLUMES; FIRST ORDERS; GAUSSIAN; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; RENORMALIZATION GROUP THEORIES; SEMIDILUTE SOLUTIONS; SEMIFLEXIBLE MACROMOLECULES; SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS; SIMULATION MODELS; SINGLE CHAINS; SINGLE POLYMER CHAINS; SMALL MOLECULE SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS; TOROIDAL STRUCTURES; TRICRITICAL POINTS; WETTING BEHAVIORS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 58149333729     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/49/494215     Document Type: Article

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