Determination of the chemical potentials of polymeric systems from Monte Carlo simulations

Sanat K. Kumar*, Igal Szleifer, Athanasios Z. Panagiotopoulos

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Abstract

We propose a new computer-simulation technique, based on the Widom test-particle method, to calculate the chemical potentials of components in a polymeric system. The technique is based on the insertion of test segments onto a polymer and is applicable for any chain length at gas and liquidlike densities. We perform sample calculations on homopolymers and show that the proposed technique allows for the enumeration of their thermodynamic behavior in the subcritical and supercritical temperature ranges.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2935-2938
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume66
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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