MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE OF GELATION PERCOLATION CLUSTERS AND RANDOM TETHERED MEMBRANES

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GREST, GS
MURAT, M
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[1] Exxon Research and Engineering, Company, Annandale, NJ
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JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE | 1990年 / 51卷 / 13期
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10.1051/jphys:0199000510130141500
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We study the equilibrium structure of isolated (diluted) three dimensional percolation clusters and site-diluted tethered membranes using a molecular dynamics simulation. We find that the percolation clusters swell upon dilution and the fractal dimension changes from 2.5 to about 2, in agreement with recent Flory-type theories and neutron scattering experiments on gelation clusters. The equilibrium configuration of the site-diluted membranes is found to be rough on small length scales but flat asymptotically.
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