Monte Carlo simulation study of droplet nucleation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 17, 2005, Pages

  Neimark, Alexander V ^a   Vishnyakov, Aleksey ^a  

^a TRI PRINCETON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER SIZE; DROPLET NUCLEATION; NUCLEATION BARRIERS; TOLMAN EQUATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; FREE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 18744409832     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1888389     Document Type: Article

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