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*[[Dendrimers]]
*[[Dendrimers]]
*[[Elastomers]]
*[[Elastomers]]
*[[Flory exponent]]
*[[Helix-coil transition]]
*[[Helix-coil transition]]
*[[Linear polymers]]
*[[Linear polymers]]
*[[Polymer combs]]
*[[Polymer combs]]
*[[Radius of gyration]]
*[[Random walk]]
*[[Random walk]]
*[[Ring polymers]]
*[[Ring polymers]]
*[[Star polymers]]
*[[Star polymers]]
*[[Theta solvent]]
*[[Theta solvent]]
==Simulation techniques==
==Simulation techniques==
The following are some of the [[computer simulation techniques]] specifically designed to study polymers:
The following are some of the [[computer simulation techniques]] specifically designed to study polymers:
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==Models==
==Models==
;Idealised models
;Idealised models
*[[Ideal chain model]] (also known as the '''freely-jointed chain'' model)
*[[Bond fluctuation model]]
*[[Bond fluctuation model]]
*[[Flory-Huggins theory | Flory-Huggins model]]
*[[Flory-Huggins theory | Flory-Huggins model]]
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*[[Poly(methylphenylsiloxane)]]
*[[Poly(methylphenylsiloxane)]]
*[[Poly(methylene)]]
*[[Poly(methylene)]]
*[[Polybutadiene]]


==Interesting reading==
==Interesting reading==

Latest revision as of 14:25, 15 November 2017

Polymers

General[edit]

Simulation techniques[edit]

The following are some of the computer simulation techniques specifically designed to study polymers:

Models[edit]

Idealised models
Realistic models

Interesting reading[edit]

Some of the first ever computer simulation studies of polymers:

Classic texts[edit]

  • Paul J. Flory "Statistical Mechanics Of Chain Molecules" (1969) ISBN 1-56990-019-1
  • Pierre-Giles de Gennes "Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics", Cornell University Press (1979) ISBN 978-0-8014-1203-5
  • M. Doi and S. F. Edwards "The Theory of Polymer Dynamics", International Series of Monographs on Physics 73 Oxford University Press (1988) ISBN 978-0-19-852033-7