ANOMALOUS NUCLEATION AT 1ST-ORDER WETTING TRANSITIONS

被引:53
作者
SCHICK, M
TABOREK, P
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA,INST THEORET PHYS,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
[2] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT PHYS,IRVINE,CA 92717
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.7312
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We note that recent predictions of a divergent line tension at a first-order wetting transition have the consequence that the lifetime of the thick wetting film when taken out of equilibrium will be extraordinarily long. Measurement of the increase of relaxation times of the thick film would elucidate the form of the divergence of the line tension.
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页码:7312 / 7314
页数:3
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