EXACT STATISTICAL-MODEL ACCOUNTING FOR SURFACE FLUCTUATIONS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL DROPLETS

Authors
VANFAASSEN E
Citation
E. Vanfaassen, EXACT STATISTICAL-MODEL ACCOUNTING FOR SURFACE FLUCTUATIONS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL DROPLETS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 47(3), 1993, pp. 2197-2200
Citations number
18
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
47
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2197 - 2200
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)47:3<2197:ESAFSF>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
In a soluble model we investigate the role of geometrical shape fluctu ations for the equilibrium properties of a polydisperse ensemble of tw o-dimensional droplets. Interactions within a droplet include bending rigidity and spontaneous curvature. Interactions between droplets are omitted. Taking rigorous account of all possible shapes of the individ ual droplets, the droplet-size distribution is found for arbitrary tem perature. The fluctuation-dominated regime extends to temperatures far lower than expected from a mean-field calculation.