Toward a phenomenological theory of nucleation
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Nucleation plays an important role in various contexts ranging from formation of atmospheric aerosols to material processing. A quantitative description of these processes often requires an accurate estimate on the rate of nucleation as an input. Classical nucleation theory has been used extensively in practice to predict this quantity. The essential content of classical theory is as follows. The steady state nucleation rate J is given by
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