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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]
- Block copolymers
- Branched polymers
- Coil-globule transition
- Dendrimers
- Elastomers
- Flory exponent
- Helix-coil transition
- Linear polymers
- Polymer combs
- Radius of gyration
- Random walk
- Ring polymers
- Star polymers
- Theta solvent
Simulation techniques[edit]
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
Models[edit]
- Idealised models
- Ideal chain model (also known as the 'freely-jointed chain model)
- Bond fluctuation model
- Flory-Huggins model
- Kratky-Porod model (also known as semiflexible worm-like chains)
- Rotational isomeric state model (RISM)
- Rouse model
- Self-avoiding walk model (SAW)
- Realistic models
Interesting reading[edit]
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[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