On the formation/dissolution of equilibrium droplets
On the formation/dissolution of equilibrium droplets
We consider liquid-vapor systems in finite-volume V⊂d at parameter values corresponding to phase coexistence and study droplet formation due to a fixed excess δN of particles above the ambient gas density. We identify a dimensionless parameter Δ ∼ (δN)(d + 1)/d/V and a universal value Δc = Δc(d), and show …