The theta-temperature depression caused by topological effect in ring polymers studied by Monte Carlo simulation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Suzuki, Jiro ^a,b   Takano, Atsushi ^c   Matsushita, Yushu ^c  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b J PARC CENTER   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL EXPONENT; DILUTE SOLUTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONFORMATION; FACE CENTERED CUBIC LATTICE; LINEAR POLYMERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLYMER MOLECULE; REPULSIVE FORCES; RING POLYMERS; SEGMENT DENSITY; TEMPERATURE DEPRESSION; TOPOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 82555164601     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3663383     Document Type: Article

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