Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10727779 | Physics Letters A | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We derive the specific surface free energy for a rather general system at low temperatures that can be rewritten as a gas of non-interacting contours (polymers). To this end, we use a standard cluster expansion series for the systemʼs partition function. A specific regime of 'weak' boundary conditions is assumed to ensure that no interfaces or large droplets occur in the system. We illustrate the general results, using a simple lattice-gas model.
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Authors
Igor Medvedʼ, Anton TrnÃk,