Recent advances in molecular simulation: A chemical engineering perspective

AIChE Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 370-383

  Palmer, Jeremy C ^a   Debenedetti, Pablo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical engineering; Free energy; Molecular dynamics; Molecular simulation; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921320494     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14706     Document Type: Article

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