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Cover Picture: Macromol. Theory Simul. 9/2004
Author(s) -
Negadi Amina,
Dua Arti,
Vilgis Thomas A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/mats.200490016
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , criticality , chain (unit) , nanopore , critical point (mathematics) , polymer , point (geometry) , statistical physics , polymer science , materials science , chemical physics , physics , nanotechnology , geometry , composite material , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , astronomy , nuclear physics
Cover: The picture on the cover represents a polymer chain immersed in a critical fluid confined in a nanopore. The size of the polymer, which depends on the proximity to the critical point τ and the pore diameter D , varies according to the effective potential. Far above the critical point the chain is stretched. At solvent criticality ( τ = 0), its size is determined by the pore diameter and its excluded volume ν . For larger D the potential becomes negative. The chain collapses inside the blobs. Further details can be found in the Full Paper by A. Negadi, A. Dua, and T. A. Vilgis * on page 743.