Critical effects at complete and critical wetting in three dimensions are
studied using a coupled effective Hamiltonian H[s(y),\ell]. The model is
constructed via a novel variational principle which ensures that the choice of
collective coordinate s(y) near the wall is optimal. We highlight the
importance of a new wetting parameter \Omega(T) which has a strong influence on
critical properties and allows the status of long-standing Monte-Carlo
simulation controversies to be re-examined.Comment: 4 pages RevTex, 2 encapsulated postscript figures, to appear in
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A. O Parry

Dietrich S.

P. S Swain

Parry A. O.

Rowlinson J. S.

English

arXiv

Swain, P. S.

Parry, A. O.

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Two parameters for three dimensional wetting transitions

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Two parameters for three-dimensional wetting transitions

Critical effects at complete and critical wetting in three dimensions are 
studied using a coupled effective Hamiltonian $H \lbrack s({\bf y}), \ell({\bf 
y}) \rbrack$. The model is constructed via a novel variational principle which 
ensures that the choice of collective coordinate $s({\bf y})$ near the wall is 
optimal. We highlight the importance of a new wetting parameter ${\mit \Omega}(T)$ 
which has a strong influence on critical properties and allows the status of 
long-standing Monte Carlo simulation controversies to be re-examined

P. S. Swain

A. O. Parry

EDP Sciences OAI-PMH repository (1.2.0)

Swain, P.

Parry, A.

MPG.PuRe

PACS. 68.10−m – Fluid surfaces and fluid-fluid interfaces. PACS. 64.60Fr – Equilibrium properties near critical points, critical exponents. PACS. 82.65−i – Surface and interface chemistry. Abstract. – Critical effects at complete and critical wetting in three dimensions are studied using a coupled effective Hamiltonian H[s(y), `(y)]. The model is constructed via a novel variational principle which ensures that the choice of collective coordinate s(y) near the wall is optimal. We highlight the importance of a new wetting parameter Ω(T) which has a strong influence on critical properties and allows the status of long-standing Monte Carlo simulation controversies to be re-examined. A suitable microscopic starting point for modelling fluid adsorption in systems with short-ranged forces at a planar wall (situated at z = 0) is the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson (LGW

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Critical effects at complete and critical wetting in three dimensions are studied using a coupled effective Hamiltonian H[s(y),l(y)]. The model is constructed via a novel variational principle which ensures that the choice of collective coordinate s(y) near the wall is optimal. We highlight the importance of a new wetting parameter Omega(T) which has a strong influence on critical properties and allows the status of long-standing Monte Carlo simulation controversies to be re-examined.</p

Swain, P S

Parry, A O

Edinburgh Research Explorer

Two Parameters for Three Dimensional Wetting Transitions

Two Parameters for Three Dimensional Wetting Transitions

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