Open AccessISING MODEL SIMULATIONS AS A TESTBED OF NUCLEATION THEORY
Author(s) -
Jan Kulveit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta polytechnica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1805-2363
pISSN - 1210-2709
DOI - 10.14311/ap.2015.55.0029
Subject(s) - ising model , nucleation , testbed , statistical physics , homogeneous , lattice (music) , classical nucleation theory , simple (philosophy) , microscale chemistry , computer science , theoretical physics , physics , mathematics , thermodynamics , computer network , philosophy , epistemology , acoustics , mathematics education
In this short review article we discuss the use of Ising lattice model as a testbed for improvement of theory of both homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation theory. First we briefly overview the classical nucleation theory (CNT), and two typical simple systems on which simulations are performed - hard spheres, and Ising lattice model. Than we overview some results obtained by this approach and point to possible new directions of research and improvement.