Phase Separation in Fluid Systems by Spinodal Decomposition: A Molecular-Dynamics Simulation
- 2 February 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 36 (5) , 261-264
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.36.261
Abstract
Using the molecular-dynamics technique, we describe the dynamical evolution of phase separation by spinodal decomposition for a Lennard-Jones fluid quenched to the unstable region. This is the first direct observation of the initial stages of spinodal decomposition.Keywords
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