LATTICE POLYMERS - BEHAVIOR FAR FROM THETA-CONDITIONS


YURTSEVER E., ISSEVER S.

POLYMER, vol.33, no.13, pp.2725-2728, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 13
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0032-3861(92)90445-3
  • Journal Name: POLYMER
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2725-2728
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Two-dimensional Monte-Carlo simulations of lattice polymers were carried out employing Lennard-Jones (LJ) type intramolecular interactions. The shape-dependent properties of these polymers were studied over a large range of interaction parameters and temperatures. The variation of the critical constant was also analysed. Two-dimensional surfaces of sections were used to determine the portions of the parameter space which corresponded to theta-conditions. The behaviour of LJ polymers far from theta-conditions was determined. The investigations were facilitated by a simple scaling argument which resulted in considerable time savings in computations.