Thermodynamics of surface tension: application to electrolyte solution

2001/12/31 by Yan Levin
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.stat-mech

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published as J. Stat. Phys. 110, 825 (2003) · Special issue of the Journal of Statistical Physics for M.E. Fishers' seventieth birthday

arxiv created 2002/03/14 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

In this contribution to the special issue of the Journal of Statistical Physics dedicated to Michael Fisher on his 70'th birthday, I shall review two thermodynamically distinct routes for obtaining the interfacial tension of liquid-vapor interfaces in mixtures. A specific application to the calculation of the excess surface tension of aqueous electrolyte solutions will be presented.

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