Wetting under nonequilibrium conditions
Anno: 2003
Autori: Hinrichsen H., Livi R., Mukamel D., Politi A.
Affiliazione autori: Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
Theoretische Physik, Fachbereich 8, Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, 42097 Wuppertal, Germany;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, Via Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy;
INFM UdR di Firenze, Via Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy;
INFN Sezione di Firenze, Via Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Abstract: We report a detailed account of the phase diagram of a recently introduced model for nonequilibrium wetting in (1+1) dimensions [H. Hinrichsen, R. Livi, D. Mukamel, and A. Politi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2710 (1997)]. A mean-field approximation is shown to reproduce the main features of the phase diagram, while providing indications for the behavior of the wetting transition in higher dimensions. The mean-field phase diagram is found to exhibit an extra transition line which does not exist in (1+1) dimensions. The line separates a phase in which the interface height distribution decays exponentially at large heights from a superexponentially decaying phase. Implications to wetting in dimensions higher than (1+1) are discussed.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW E
Volume: 68 (4) Da Pagina: 041606-1 A: 041606-13
Parole chiavi: MULTIPLICATIVE NOISE; PHASE-TRANSITION; GROWTH-PROCESS; MODEL; DIMENSIONSDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.041606Citazioni: 25dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-05-12Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui