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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 51, Numéro C7, Décembre 1990
International Workshop on Geometry and Interfaces
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| Page(s) | C7-333 - C7-338 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1990733 | |
International Workshop on Geometry and Interfaces
J. Phys. Colloques 51 (1990) C7-333-C7-338
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1990733
1 Università di Genova, Dipartimento di Fisica, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
2 SISSA-ISAS, Strada Costiera 11, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
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J. Phys. Colloques 51 (1990) C7-333-C7-338
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1990733
A COMPUTER STUDY OF A SIMPLE STATISTICAL-MECHANICAL MODEL OF PHOSPHOLIPID MONOLAYERS AND BILAYERS
E. SCALAS1, A.C. LEVI2 and A. GLIOZZI11 Università di Genova, Dipartimento di Fisica, Via Dodecaneso 33, I-16146 Genova, Italy
2 SISSA-ISAS, Strada Costiera 11, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
Abstract
Both the phase diagram and the phase-transition dynamics are studied for a simple model of phospholipid monolayers and bilayers. The phase diagram is studied using finite size scaling and phenomenological renormalization. The model predicts a first-order phase transition with a critical point. The phase-transition dynamics is investigated by the Monte Carlo method with Glauber dynamics. After quenching the system below the critical temperature, the average size of the growing domains l(t) is found to follow a t1/2 law.
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