Non-Classical Nucleation Theory and Phase Separation by Spinodal Decomposition

Non-equilibrium theory of arrested spinodal decomposition.

The non-equilibrium self-consistent generalized Langevin equation theory of irreversible relaxation [P. E. Ramŕez-González and M. Medina-Noyola, Phys. Rev. E 82, 061503 (2010); 82, 061504 (2010)] is applied to the description of the non-equilibrium processes involved in the spinodal decomposition of suddenly and deeply quenched simple liquids. For model liquids with hard-sphere plus attractive ...

Liquid-liquid phase separation in concentrated solutions of non-crystallizable polymers by spinodal decomposition

In the past, investigations of phase separation in concentrated polymer solutions centered first of all on the crystallization kinetics (1) and morphology (2) of polymer crystals growing from solutions and, secondly, on the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of liquid-liquid phase separation phenomena (3). Papkov and Yefimova (4) have recently given a classification of different types of phas...

Spinodal Decomposition and the Deconfining Phase Transition

Lattice gauge theory investigations of the deconfining phase transitions have mainly been limited to equilibrium studies (an exception is the work by Miller and Ogilvie [1]). The equilibrium transition with two massless quarks is likely second order and it becomes a crossover with two light quarks (and the heavier strange quark) [2]. In nature the finite temperature phase transition is governed...

Spinodal phase separation in complex fluids

we study the early stages of the phase separation of an amphiphilic

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