Vapor growth, molecular dynamics simulations

Figure 7. Time dependence of the wavelength of the fastest growing density fluctuation (Affiax) during a molecular dynamics simulation of isothermal liquid-vapor spinodal decomposition in the three-dimensional Lennard-Jones fluid kT/e = 0.8 p

Recent developments in the application of molecular dynamics promise a resolution of many questions in nucleation theory. A review of simulation methods in nucleation theory and of their results is given in [2.39]. Consequently, a survey will not be undertaken here. However, some of the results of SCHIEVE and co-workers [2.40-42] will be discussed here as they throw light on several questions of importance in terms of modelling aerosol growth from vapor condensation. 

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