Transient Nucleation near the Mean-Field Spinodal

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2006-09-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0609406v3

Phys. Rev. E 75, 031102 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

7 Pages, 5 Figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.75.031102

Nucleation is considered near the pseudospinodal in a one-dimensional $\phi^4$ model with a non-conserved order parameter and long-range interactions. For a sufficiently large system or a system with slow relaxation to metastable equilibrium, there is a non-negligible probability of nucleation occurring before reaching metastable equilibrium. This process is referred to as transient nucleation. The critical droplet is defined to be the configuration of maximum likelihood that is dynamically balanced between the metastable and stable wells. Time-dependent droplet profiles and nucleation rates are derived, and theoretical results are compared to computer simulation. The analysis reveals a distribution of nucleation times with a distinct peak characteristic of a nonstationary nucleation rate. Under the quench conditions employed, transient critical droplets are more compact than the droplets found in metastable equilibrium simulations and theoretical predictions.

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