Wetting under nonequilibrium conditions
Year: 2003
Authors: Hinrichsen H., Livi R., Mukamel D., Politi A.
Autors Affiliation: 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.
Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW E
Volume: 68 (4) Pages from: 41606-1 to: 41606-13
KeyWords: MULTIPLICATIVE NOISE; PHASE-TRANSITION; GROWTH-PROCESS; MODEL; DIMENSIONSDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.041606ImpactFactor: 2.202Citations: 25data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-10References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here
