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How universal is critical-point wetting?

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  • Indekeu, J.O.

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The phase transition from partial to complete wetting and its relation to bulk and surface critical phenomena are examined for various categories of wetting problems. Landau theory calculations are combined with scaling arguments. Complete wetting near the bulk critical point (“critical-point wetting” as proposed by Cahn, and developed systematically by Nakanishi and Fisher) appears associated with the presence of spontaneous or imposed surface order at the bulk critical point, Tc. Conversely, partial wetting near Tc appears associated with a vanishing surface order parameter at Tc. Thus, partial and complete wetting appear associated with distinct universality classes of surface critical phenomena.

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  • Indekeu, J.O., 1991. "How universal is critical-point wetting?," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 177(1), pages 428-436.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:177:y:1991:i:1:p:428-436
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(91)90183-D
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    1. Boulter, C.J. & Parry, A.O., 1995. "Complete wetting in three dimensions II. Renormalization of the capillary parameter," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 218(1), pages 109-124.
    2. Dobbs, H.T. & Indekeu, J.O., 1993. "Line tension at wetting: interface displacement model beyond the gradient-squared approximation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 201(4), pages 457-481.
    3. Quintana, Jacqueline & Robledo, Alberto, 1998. "Phase properties of nematics confined by competing walls," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 248(1), pages 28-43.

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