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structure | |||
An interface is the region that separates two bulk phases. It is therefore | |||
sometimes misspelled as "interphase." It is a molecular | |||
in | structure (one of its characteristic lengths is of molecular size). The cost | ||
The simplest, most studied, and perhaps most important | in free energy to create such a structure is the [[surface tension]]. | ||
The simplest, most studied, and perhaps most important interfaces is a | |||
fluid/fluid interface: the liquid/vapour interface of a one-component system. | fluid/fluid interface: the liquid/vapour interface of a one-component system. | ||
Interfaces are subject to | Interfaces are subject to | ||
thermal noise | thermal noise that cause [[capillary waves| thermal capillary waves]]. | ||