Spinodal decomposition in fluids: diffusive, viscous and inertial regimes
Condensed Matter
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
Using a Langevin description of spinodal decomposition in fluids, we examine domain growth in the diffusive, viscous and inertial regimes. In the framework of this model, numerical results corroborate earlier theoretical predictions based on scaling arguments and dimensional analysis.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9510073,
title = {Spinodal decomposition in fluids: diffusive, viscous and inertial regimes},
author = {Turab Lookman and Yanan Wu and Francis Alexander and Shiyi Chen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9510073},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages (revtex), 4 Postscript figures available at http://look1.apmaths.uwo.ca/yanan/