Abstract
From a molecular dynamics experiment of an unstable two-dimensional fluid undergoing phase separation, we observe two principal growth regimes; (1) spinodal decomposition with a wavelike morphology followed by (2) a transition to cluster formation and growth due to atomic condensation and cluster coagulation. In the second regime the growth law is t 1 2. This dependence arises from the isothermal growth law for vapor accretion on two-dimensional clusters in a 'onerd component supersaturated vapor. The details of theoretical analysi that leads to t 1 2 growth law are presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 136-143 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics