Phase separation dynamics in binary fluids containing quenched or mobile filler particles

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2275-2283

  Laradji, Mohamed ^a   MacNevin, Grant ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EXTRAPOLATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; KINETIC ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE TENSION;

HAMILTON EQUATION; HEAVISIDE FUNCTION; MOBILE FILLER PARTICLES; PHASE SEPARATION KINETICS; TWO-BODY LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 0043209040     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1585011     Document Type: Article

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