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Capillary condensation for fluids in spherical cavities

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

The capillary condensation for fluids into spherical nano-cavities is analyzed within the frame of two theoretical approaches. One description is based on a widely used simplified version of the droplet model formulated for studying atomic nuclei. The other, is a more elaborated calculation performed by applying a density functional theory. The agreement between both models is examined and it is shown that a small correction to the simple fluid model improves the predictions. A connection to results previously obtained for planar slits and cylindrical pores is done.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0512709,
  title  = {Capillary condensation for fluids in spherical cavities},
  author = {Ignacio Urrutia and Leszek Szybisz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0512709},
  year   = {2007}
}

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In this 2nd and last version, the 10 figures are submited

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