A Monte Carlo study of the second virial coefficient of semiflexible ring polymers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 735-744

  Ida, Daichi ^a   Nakatomi, Daisuke ^a   Yoshizaki, Takenao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MC simulation; second virial coefficient; semiflexible ring polymer; topological interaction

Indexed keywords

ATACTIC POLYSTYRENES; BENDING ENERGIES; BOLTZMANN WEIGHTS; CONTOUR LENGTHS; EFFECTIVE VOLUME; LITERATURE DATA; MC SIMULATION; MEAN-SQUARE RADIUS OF GYRATION; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO STUDY; RING POLYMERS; SECOND VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS; STATISTICAL ENSEMBLES; STIFFNESS PARAMETERS; TOPOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYSTYRENES; TOPOLOGY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77956386539     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.61     Document Type: Article

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