DETERMINATION OF THE LOCATION AND ORDER OF THE DRYING TRANSITION WITH A MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATION

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作者
NIJMEIJER, MJP [1 ]
BRUIN, C [1 ]
BAKKER, AF [1 ]
VANLEEUWEN, JMJ [1 ]
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[1] INST LORENTZ THEORET NATUURKUNDE,2300 RA LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 44卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.834
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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The wetting transition is mostly found to be first order, but the nature of the drying transition in realistic systems is debated. We have simulated the wetting and drying of a wall and, by a careful inspection of the variation of the contact angle on the approach of the transition, find strong evidence for a continuous drying transition. Moreover, the drying point is located an order of magnitude more accurately with respect to previous attempts.
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页码:834 / 837
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