Description of phases in a film-thickening transition
- 11 July 1983
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 16 (10), L333-L337
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/16/10/004
Abstract
Several criteria are discussed for a phase transition from partial to complete wetting in binary mixtures and their analogues. These criteria are based on order parameters and mechanical stability. A further geometrical description of the phase transition is given.Keywords
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