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Solvation forces in Ising films with long-range boundary fields: density-matrix renormalization-group study

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Using the quasi-exact density-matrix renormalization-group method we calculate the solvation forces in two-dimensional Ising films of thickness L subject to identical algebraically decaying boundary fields with various decay exponents p. At the bulk critical point the solvation force acquires a universal contribution which is long-ranged in L due to the critical fluctuations, a phenomenon known as the critical Casimir effect. For p = 2, 3 and 50, we study the scaling behaviour of the solvation force along the pseudo-phase coexistence and along the critical and sub-critical isotherms.

Source: Molecular Physics

DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2010.549092

Authors: A. Drzewiński, A. Maciołek, A. Barasiński

Institutions: University of Zielona Góra, University of Stuttgart, Max Planck Society, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Theoretical and Computational Physics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2011894694

FWCI: 0.481

Cites: 31

Cited by: 4

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