A new method for the determination of surface tension from molecular dynamics simulations applied to liquid droplets

Chinese Physics B

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zhu, Ru Zeng ^a   Yan, Hong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

equimolar surface; molecular dynamics simulation; pressure tensor; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION QUANTITY; EQUIMOLAR SURFACE; LIQUID DROPLETS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PRESSURE TENSOR; PRESSURE TENSORS; TIME-CONSUMING PARTS; TRANSITION LAYERS;

DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; TENSORS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 79952403591     PISSN: 16741056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/1/016801     Document Type: Article

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