Implementation and performance analysis of bridging Monte Carlo moves for off-lattice single chain polymers in globular states

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 800-805

  Reith, Daniel ^a   Virnau, Peter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Globular polymers; Knots; Off lattice Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MODEL; DETAILED BALANCE; EFFICIENT SAMPLING; GLOBULAR POLYMERS; GLOBULAR STATE; HOMOPOLYMER CHAINS; LATTICE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE CHAINS; SINGLE POLYMER CHAINS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 75749148281     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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