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Kinetic modelling of late stages of phase separation

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We want to provide some tools for studying the behaviour of a fluid where two phases are present separated by a sharp layer which moves according to the dynamics of the system. We specialize to the situation of a mixture of two fluids 1 and 2, that, if quenched below the coexistence curve, start to segregate in domains, some of which are rich in fluid 1 and the others in fluid 2.ℝℂ

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut fÜr Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Guido Manzi

  2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata e INFN, 00133, Roma, Italy

    Rossana Marra

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Torino, 32 Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Carlo Cercignani

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica “F. Castorati”, Università degli Studi di Pavia, 1 via Ferrata, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Ester Gabetta

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Manzi, G., Marra, R. (2007). Kinetic modelling of late stages of phase separation. In: Cercignani, C., Gabetta, E. (eds) Transport Phenomena and Kinetic Theory. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4554-0_9

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