The gradient theory of phase transitions and the minimal interface criterion (Q1821628)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3999485
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    The gradient theory of phase transitions and the minimal interface criterion
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3999485

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      The gradient theory of phase transitions and the minimal interface criterion (English)
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      Some conjectures concerning the Van der Waals-Cahn-Hilliard theory of phase transitions are proved. The main result is the following: to recover, in the frame of this theory, the physical reasonable criterion that the interface has minimal area one has to model interfacial energy by the dependence on the density gradient.
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      Van der Waals-Cahn-Hilliard theory
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      phase transitions
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      interfacial energy
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      density gradient
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