Formal study of nucleation as described by fluctuation theory

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 453-463

  MacDowell, Luis G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

CAPILLARY DROP MODEL; FLUCTUATION THEORY; INHOMOGENEOUS PHASE;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 0037769907     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1578623     Document Type: Article

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