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Multiscale Simulation Methods for Polymers

Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali (2011)
Multiscale Simulation Methods for Polymers.
Technische Universität
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication

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Item Type: Ph.D. Thesis
Type of entry: Primary publication
Title: Multiscale Simulation Methods for Polymers
Language: English
Referees: Müller-Plathe, Prof. Dr. Florian ; van der Vegt, Prof. Dr. Nico
Date: 19 October 2011
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Date of oral examination: 4 July 0007
Abstract:

Computer simulations of condensed phases and biochemical systems have lead to profound new insight into molecular-scale phenomena occurring in these complex systems. Many processes that occur in liquids, soft materials, and biochemical systems however occur over length and time scales that are well beyond the current capabilities of atomic-level simulations. In the field of polymers, there are many simulation techniques and models that span a range from the atomistic scale to the continuum. In recent years, much research has been focused on linking models of different length scales, especially from detailed, fully atomistic to mesoscopic scales and back. A common way of addressing this issue is to develop coarse-grained (CG) models from full-atomistic simulations by merging groups of chemically connected atoms into superatoms. This PhD thesis describes new developments in the field of CG simulations of polymers. In addition to CG simulations, atomistic molecular dynamics calculations are performed as well to study properties of polymers.

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Computer-Simulationen von kondensierten Phasen und biochemischen Systemen haben zu einem besseren Verständnis molekularer Prozesse in diesen komplexen Materialien geführt. Leider verlaufen viele Prozesse in Flüssigkeiten, weicher Materie und biochemischen Systemen auf einer Längen- und Zeitskala, die sich nicht mehr atomar auflösen lässt. Gebräuchliche Simulationsmethoden für Polymere decken den weiten Bereich von atomaren Skalen bis zu Kontinuums-Techniken ab. In den letzen Jahren gab es viele Forschungs-Aktivitäten, solche unterschiedlichen Längenskalen miteinander zu verbinden. Besonderes Interesse fand der Übergang von einer atomaren zu einer mesoskopischen Skala und umgekehrt. Dies ist z.B. mit Hilfe sogenannter “coarse grained“ (CG) Methoden möglich, bei denen mehrere Atome zu einem “Superatom“ zusammengefasst werden. Schwerpunkt der vorliegenden PhD-Arbeit ist die Entwicklung neuer CG-Methoden für Polymere. Um bestimmte Eigenschaften dieser Systeme genau zu untersuchen, wurden auch Molekular-Dynamik- Simulationen in einer atomaren Skala durchgeführt.

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computer simulation of polymers,soft materials, nonocomposites, biological systems, novel simulation techniques and software, especially for multiscale simulationEnglish
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-27728
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 500 Science
500 Science and mathematics > 540 Chemistry
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 660 Chemical engineering
Divisions: 07 Department of Chemistry
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2011 16:54
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2012 12:01
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/2772
PPN: 386245428
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