Electrostatic Fluctuations in Soap Films

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2002-02-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202124v1

Phys. Rev. E 65, 061603 (2002)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.65.061603

A field theory to describe electrostatic interactions in soap films, described by electric multi-layers with a generalized thermodynamic surface-charging mechanism, is studied. In the limit where the electrostatic interactions are weak this theory is exactly soluble. The theory incorporates in a consistent way, the surface-charging mechanism and the fluctuations in the electrostatic field which correspond to the zero frequency component of the van der Waals force. It is shown that these terms lead to a Casimir like attraction which can be sufficiently large to explain the transition between the Common Black Film to a Newton Black Film.

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