Surface tension

The surface tension, $\gamma$, is a measure of the work required to create up a surface.

in the Canonical ensemble: two phases;

$\gamma ={\frac {\partial A(N,V,T,A)}{\partial {\mathcal {A}}}}$;

where

• $N$ is the number of particles
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Computer Simulation

• Binder procedure

• Explicit interface

References

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