LOCALIZED DENSITY PROFILES IN BINARY COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS

被引:25
作者
BIBEN, T
HANSEN, JP
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[1] Laboratoire de Physique, Unité de recherche associée au CNRS (URA 1325), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon
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10.1080/00268979300102711
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The density profiles of asymmetric binary mixtures of hard spheres are calculated within the local density approximation. The density profiles of the larger spheres are shown to be highly localized, within a narrow strip at intermediate altitudes, under a broad range of physical conditions. The localization results from a subtle competition between entropy and gravity.
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