Non-extensivity of the chemical potential of polymer melts

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Wittmer, J P ^a   Johner, A ^a   Cavallo, A ^a,b   Beckrich, P ^a   Crevel, F ^a   Baschnagel, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; LINEAR EQUILIBRIUM; LONG-RANGE REPULSIONS; MONODISPERSE; MONOMER DENSITY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NON-EXTENSIVITY;

CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; CHEMICALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 77952011304     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2010-10571-9     Document Type: Article

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