A topology preserving method for generating equilibrated polymer melts in computer simulations

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Subramanian, Gopinath ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS; CYCLIC POLYMER; LENGTH SCALE; LINEAR POLYMERS; POLYMER ARCHITECTURE; RANDOM WALK; REPTATION TIME; SIMULATION BOXES; SIMULATION TIME; TOPOLOGICAL STATE; TOPOLOGY PRESERVING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); TOPOLOGY;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 78149381241     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3493329     Document Type: Article

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