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*[[Random walk]] | *[[Random walk]] | ||
*[[Ring polymers]] | *[[Ring polymers]] | ||
*[[Rotational isomeric state theory]] | |||
*[[Star polymers]] | *[[Star polymers]] | ||
*[[Theta solvent]] | *[[Theta solvent]] | ||
==Simulation techniques== | |||
The following are some of the [[computer simulation techniques]] specifically designed to study polymers: | |||
*[[Concerted rotation algorithm]] | |||
*[[End-bridging Monte Carlo]] | |||
*[[Fragment regrowth Monte Carlo]] | |||
*[[Lattice simulations (Polymers)]] | |||
*[[Monte Carlo reptation moves]] | |||
*[[Recoil growth]] | |||
*[[RIS Metropolis Monte Carlo]] | |||
==Interesting reading== | ==Interesting reading== | ||
Some of the first ever computer simulation studies of polymers: | Some of the first ever computer simulation studies of polymers: | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 25 February 2010
- Block copolymers
- Branched polymers
- Coil-globule transition
- Dendrimers
- Elastomers
- Flory-Huggins theory
- Helix-coil transition
- Linear polymers
- Models
- Polymer combs
- Random walk
- Ring polymers
- Rotational isomeric state theory
- Star polymers
- Theta solvent
Simulation techniques
The following are some of the computer simulation techniques specifically designed to study polymers:
- Concerted rotation algorithm
- End-bridging Monte Carlo
- Fragment regrowth Monte Carlo
- Lattice simulations (Polymers)
- Monte Carlo reptation moves
- Recoil growth
- RIS Metropolis Monte Carlo
Interesting reading
Some of the first ever computer simulation studies of polymers:
- F. T. Wall, L. A. Hiller Jr. and D. J. Wheeler "Statistical Computation of Mean Dimensions of Macromolecules. I", Journal of Chemical Physics 22 pp. 1036-1041 (1954)
- F. T. Wall and J. J. Erpenbeck "New Method for the Statistical Computation of Polymer Dimensions", Journal of Chemical Physics 30 pp. 634-637 (1959)
Classic texts
- 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