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Macromol. Theory Simul. 5/2016
Author(s) -
Kryven Ivan,
Duivenvoorden Jorien,
Hermans Joen,
Iedema Piet D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/mats.201670013
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , polymer , phase transition , network structure , graph , random graph , statistical physics , molecule , graph theory , cover (algebra) , chemical physics , complex network , computer science , polymer science , materials science , combinatorics , chemistry , theoretical computer science , mathematics , physics , engineering , condensed matter physics , composite material , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering
Front Cover : The image depicts four evolutionary stages of the random graph resembling formation of polymer networks from multifunctional monomers. The polymerisation process goes through a phase transition: the network evolves form disconnected monomers, to finite‐size molecules, to an infinite, fully‐connected structure (gel). Strong preference for cyclisation results in short loop formation, and eventually, formation of the heterogeneous pattern: the final network shapes as dense clusters that are loosely connected between each other. Further details can be found in the article by Ivan Kryven and co‐workers on page 449.