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Monodisperse approximation as a tool to determine stochastic effects in decay of metastable phase

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Stochastic features of decay of a metastable phase have been investigated with the help of a new monodisperse approximation. This approximation is more precise than the already used one and namely it allows to give a very simple but rather precise way to calculate dispersion of the total droplets number initiated by stochastic appearance of supercritical embryos. The derivation is done for a free molecular regime of droplets growth but the diffusion regime is also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0410774,
  title  = {Monodisperse approximation as a tool to determine stochastic effects in decay of metastable phase},
  author = {V. Kurasov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0410774},
  year   = {2007}
}

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19pages, 9 figures