Restrictions in model reduction for polymer chain models in Dissipative Particle Dynamics

We model high molecular weight homopolymers in semidilute concentration via Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD). We show that in model reduction methodologies for polymers it is not enough to preserve system properties (i.e., density ñ, pressure p, temperature T, radial distribution function g(r)) b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moreno, N., Nunes, S., Calo, Victor
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51561