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Droplet minimizers for the Cahn Hilliard free energy functional

E. A. Carlen, M. C. Carvalho, R. Esposito, J. L. Lebowitz, R. Marra

math-pharXiv:math-ph/0505036

Abstract

We prove theorem characterizing the minimizers in a model for condensation based on the Cahn Hilliard free energy functional. In particular, we exactly determine the critical density for droplet formation.

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