TL;DR
This paper explores how surface tension can differentiate between isotropic and anisotropic phases, highlighting open problems especially in two-dimensional systems and phase coexistence.
Contribution
It introduces a method to use surface tension as a criterion for phase classification and discusses open problems in two-dimensional and coexistence scenarios.
Findings
Surface tension distinguishes isotropic from anisotropic phases.
Open problems remain in 2D phase behavior.
Phase coexistence presents unresolved challenges.
Abstract
We use surface tension to distinguish between phases with isotropic internal structure from phases which are microscopically anisotropic. There are many interesting open problems, especially in two dimensions, and in phase coexistence.
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Taxonomy
TopicsTheoretical and Computational Physics · Block Copolymer Self-Assembly · nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions