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Non-equilibrium interface equations: An application to thermo-capillary motion in binary systems

Soft Condensed Matter 2015-06-25 v1

Abstract

Interface equations are derived for both binary diffusive and binary fluid systems subjected to non-equilibrium conditions, starting from the coarse-grained (mesoscopic) models. The equations are used to describe thermo-capillary motion of a droplet in both purely diffusive and fluid cases, and the results are compared with numerical simulations. A mesoscopic chemical potential shift, owing to the temperature gradient, and associated mesoscopic corrections involved in droplet motion are elucidated.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9705244,
  title  = {Non-equilibrium interface equations: An application to thermo-capillary motion in binary systems},
  author = {Ravi Bhagavatula and David Jasnow and Takao Ohta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9705244},
  year   = {2015}
}

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12 pages; Latex, revtex, aps