Characterising the disordered state of block copolymers: Bifurcations of localised states and self-replication dynamics

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-341

  Glasner, Karl B ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Co polymer; Order disorder transition; Self replication

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MIXTURES; BIFURCATION DIAGRAM; COMPLEX EQUILIBRIA; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL MODELS; DIBLOCKS; DISORDERED STATE; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; SADDLE NODE BIFURCATION; SELF-REPLICATIONS; SPINODALS; SUB-CRITICAL;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DYNAMICS; PHASE SEPARATION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 84858720222     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: 14694425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792511000398     Document Type: Article

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