Vertical Melting of a Stack of Membranes
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چکیده
A stack of tensionless membranes with nonlinear curvature energy and vertical harmonic interaction is studied. At low temperatures, the system forms a lamellar phase. At a critical temperature, the stack disorders vertically in a melting-like transition. PACS. 82.65.Dp Thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces – 68.35.Rh Phase transitions and critical phenomena
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