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Wolfgang Paul is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy.

Their work integrates several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Polymers and Plastics. These diverse areas shape a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The research topics addressed by Wolfgang Paul cover a range of advanced concepts:

  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Polymer crystallization and properties

Wolfgang Paul has contributed to notable publication venues frequently, including:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Physical Review E
  • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • Universe

Recent publications by Wolfgang Paul showcase a blend of theoretical and applied research:

  • Recent Progress in Understanding Polymer Crystallization, 2023, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • Collective dynamics of pedestrians in a corridor: An approach combining social force and Vicsek models, 2020, Physical Review E
  • Role of torsional potential in chain conformation, thermodynamics, and glass formation of simulated polybutadiene melts, 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • On the Stochastic Mechanics Foundation of Quantum Mechanics, 2021, Universe
  • "Organized stress" for robust scale-up of intensified production process with fed-batch seed bioreactor, 2023, Biotechnology and Bioengineering

The collaborative aspect of Wolfgang Paul's research is reflected in frequent coauthorship with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Beyer
  • Christian Lauer
  • Mathieu Solar
  • Bassem Ben Yahia
  • L. Tannoury

Best Publications

  • Bridging the Gap Between Atomistic and Coarse-Grained Models of Polymers: Status and Perspectives

    Jörg Baschnagel;Jörg Baschnagel;Kurt Binder;Pemra Doruker;Andrei A. Gusev

  • Dynamics of polymer solutions and melts. Reptation predictions and scaling of relaxation times

    Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder;Dieter W. Heermann;Kurt Kremer

  • CROSSOVER SCALING IN SEMIDILUTE POLYMER SOLUTIONS : A MONTE CARLO TEST

    Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder;Dieter W. Heermann;Kurt Kremer

  • An optimized united atom model for simulations of polymethylene melts

    Wolfgang Paul;Do Y. Yoon;Grant D. Smith

  • Glass transition of polymer melts: test of theoretical concepts by computer simulation

    Kurt Binder;Jörg Baschnagel;Wolfgang Paul

  • Molecular-dynamics simulations of the thermal glass transition in polymer melts: α-relaxation behavior

    Christoph Bennemann;Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder;Burkhard Dünweg

  • Molecular and Mesoscale Simulation Methods for Polymer Materials

    Sharon C. Glotzer;Wolfgang Paul

  • Standard Definitions of Persistence Length Do Not Describe the Local Intrinsic Stiffness of Real Polymer Chains

    Hsiao-Ping Hsu;Wolfgang Paul;Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Kurt Binder;Jürgen Horbach;Walter Kob;Wolfgang Paul

  • Structure and dynamics of amorphous polymers: computer simulations compared to experiment and theory

    Wolfgang Paul;Grant D Smith

  • Chain Motion in an Unentangled Polyethylene Melt: A Critical Test of the Rouse Model by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy

    W. Paul;G. D. Smith;D. Y. Yoon;B. Farago

  • Cooling rate dependence of the glass transition temperature of polymer melts: Molecular dynamics study

    Joachim Buchholz;Wolfgang Paul;Fathollah Varnik;Kurt Binder

  • Phase transitions of a single polymer chain: A Wang-Landau simulation study.

    Mark P. Taylor;Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder

  • Off‐lattice Monte Carlo simulation of dilute and concentrated polymer solutions under theta conditions

    Andrey Milchev;Wolfgang Paul;Kurt Binder

  • Static and Dynamic Properties of a n-C100H202 Melt from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    W. Paul;Grant D. Smith;Do Y. Yoon

  • Monte Carlo simulations of polymer dynamics: Recent advances

    K. Binder;W. Paul

  • Finite chain length effects on the coil–globule transition of stiff-chain macromolecules: A Monte Carlo simulation

    V. A. Ivanov;W. Paul;K. Binder

  • On the construction of coarse‐grained models for linear flexible polymer chains: Distribution functions for groups of consecutive monomers

    J. Baschnagel;K. Binder;W. Paul;M. Laso

  • United Atom Force Field for Molecular Dynamics Simulations of 1,4-Polybutadiene Based on Quantum Chemistry Calculations on Model Molecules

    Grant D. Smith;Wolfgang Paul

  • Molecular-dynamics simulation of a glassy polymer melt: Rouse model and cage effect

    C. Bennemann;J. Baschnagel;W. Paul;K. Binder

  • A new off‐lattice Monte Carlo model for polymers: A comparison of static and dynamic properties with the bond‐fluctuation model and application to random media

    Ivo Gerroff;Andrey Milchev;Kurt Binder;Wolfgang Paul

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Binder
Kurt Binder Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Jörg Baschnagel
Jörg Baschnagel University of Strasbourg
Marcus Müller
Marcus Müller University of Göttingen
Kurt Kremer
Kurt Kremer Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Hendrik Heinz
Hendrik Heinz University of Colorado Boulder
Do Y. Yoon
Do Y. Yoon Stanford University
Oleg Borodin
Oleg Borodin United States Army Research Laboratory
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich
Dmitry Bedrov
Dmitry Bedrov University of Utah

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