A finite excluded volume bond-fluctuation model: Static properties of dense polymer melts revisited

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Wittmer, J P ^a   Cavallo, A ^a   Kreer, T ^a   Baschnagel, J ^a   Johner, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOB SIZE; BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; COARSE-GRAINED; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXCLUDED VOLUME; EXCLUDED-VOLUME INTERACTIONS; FINITE ENERGY; INFLUENCE OF DENSITY; LATTICE MONTE CARLO; LATTICE SITES; LONG CHAINS; MONOMER DENSITY; POLYMER CHAINS; STATIC PROPERTIES; STATIC STRUCTURE FACTORS; WAVE VECTOR;

COMPRESSIBILITY; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 69149096622     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3197008     Document Type: Article

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