Nucleation and the tunneling phenomenon

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 476-481

  Martinez, J C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Homogeneous nucleation; Surface tension; Tunneling; WKB approximation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032530952     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcis.1998.5655     Document Type: Article

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