Kinetic theory of nucleation based on a first passage time analysis: Improvement by the density-functional theory

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 21, 2005, Pages

  Djikaev, Y S ^a   Ruckenstein, E ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY PROFILES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISPERSIVE ATTRACTIONS; HARD-SPHERE REPULSION;

AGGLOMERATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 28844473000     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2135777     Document Type: Article

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