Nonequilibrium fluctuation-induced Casimir pressures in liquid mixtures
Statistical Mechanics
2016-03-23 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Chemical Physics
Abstract
In this article we derive expressions for Casimir-like pressures induced by nonequilibrium concentration fluctuations in liquid mixtures. The results are then applied to liquid mixtures in which the concentration gradient results from a temperature gradient through the Soret effect. A comparison is made between the pressures induced by nonequilibrium concentration fluctuations in liquid mixtures and those induced by nonequilibrium temperature fluctuations in one-component fluids. Some suggestions for experimental verification procedures are also presented.
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@article{arxiv.1601.03538,
title = {Nonequilibrium fluctuation-induced Casimir pressures in liquid mixtures},
author = {T. R. Kirkpatrick and J. M. Ortiz de Zárate and J. V. Sengers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.03538},
year = {2016}
}
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9 pages, 3 figures