Widom-Rowlinson model

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Simulation snapshot of phase separation in two-dimensions.

The Widom-Rowlinson model (Ref. 1) for mixtures takes the form:

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Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi \left( r_{ij} \right) = \Phi_{HS}(r_{ij}); } if Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle i } and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle j} belong to different species,

where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{HS}(r) } is the hard sphere intermolecular pair potential.

Surface tension

The surface tension of the Widom-Rowlinson model has been studied by:

References

  1. B. Widom and J. S. Rowlinson, "New Model for the Study of Liquid–Vapor Phase Transitions", J. Chem. Phys. 52, pp. 1670-1684 (1970)