Electronic Resource
Springer
Journal of statistical physics
95 (1999), S. 903-923
ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
homogeneous nucleation
;
density functional theory
;
numerical simulation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Significant progress has been made in recent years in measuring homogeneous nucleation rates in a variety of liquid–vapor and liquid–solid transitions. These studies have revealed serious shortcomings of classical nucleation theory. New theoretical work and simulation studies of simplified model systems have provided a better understanding of homogeneous nucleation, but many challenges remain. This article summarizes some recent developments, with an emphasis on the field-theoretic approach pioneered by Cahn and Hilliard in their study of nucleation in a two-component incompressible fluid in 1959.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004598332758
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