Open AccessA COUNTER-EXAMPLE TO THE PROPOSITION OF MAKING LONGER THE RANGE OF WALL POTENTIAL IN FAVOR OF FIRST-ORDER WETTING TRANSITION
Author(s) -
E. J. Ding
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.39.591
Subject(s) - wetting , wetting transition , proposition , range (aeronautics) , transition (genetics) , order (exchange) , first order , mechanics , theoretical physics , statistical physics , materials science , thermodynamics , physics , mathematics , economics , chemistry , composite material , epistemology , philosophy , biochemistry , finance , gene
The discussion on the theoretical models for the wetting transition up to now shows that making the range of wall potential longer tends to favor first-order wetting transition. To this proposition, however, a counter-example treated analytically is presented in the present paper.