Dimension of ring polymers in bulk studied by Monte-Carlo simulation and self-consistent theory

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Suzuki, Jiro ^a,b   Takano, Atsushi ^c   Deguchi, Tetsuo ^d   Matsushita, Yushu ^c  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b J PARC CENTER   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; CENTER OF MASS; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; CHAIN-ENDS; EQUILIBRIUM CONFORMATION; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; EXCLUDED VOLUME; EXCLUDED VOLUME EFFECTS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LARGE N; LIMITING VALUES; LINEAR POLYMERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLYMER SEGMENTS; RADIUS OF GYRATION; RING POLYMERS; SEGMENT DENSITY; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION RESULT; TOPOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SIMULATORS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 70350433136     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3247190     Document Type: Article

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