{
  "id": "1312.6417",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2013-12-22T19:43:47.000Z",
  "updated": "2013-12-22T19:43:47.000Z",
  "title": "Spreading Dynamics of Nanodrops: A Lattice Boltzmann Study",
  "authors": [
    "Markus Gross",
    "Fathollah Varnik"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages",
  "journal": "Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 25, 1340019 (2014)",
  "doi": "10.1142/S0129183113400196",
  "categories": [
    "physics.flu-dyn",
    "cond-mat.soft"
  ],
  "abstract": "Spreading of nano-droplets is an interesting and technologically relevant phenomenon where thermal fluctuations lead to unexpected deviations from well-known deterministic laws. Here, we apply the newly developed fluctuating non-ideal lattice Boltzmann method [Gross et al., J. Stat. Mech., P03030 (2011)] for the study of this issue. Confirming the predictions of Davidovich and coworkers [PRL 95, 244905 (2005)], we provide the first independent evidence for the existence of an asymptotic, self-similar noise-driven spreading regime in both two- and three-dimensional geometry. The cross over from the deterministic Tanner's law, where the drop's base radius $b$ grows (in 3D) with time as $b \\sim t^{1/10}$ and the noise dominated regime where $b \\sim t^{1/6}$ is also observed by tuning the strength of thermal noise.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2013-12-22T19:43:47.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "11.25.Hf"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "lattice boltzmann study",
      "spreading dynamics",
      "fluctuating non-ideal lattice boltzmann method",
      "developed fluctuating non-ideal lattice boltzmann",
      "well-known deterministic laws"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "journal": "International Journal of Modern Physics C",
      "year": 2014,
      "month": "Jan",
      "volume": 25,
      "number": 1,
      "pages": 1340019
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2014IJMPC..2540019G"
    }
  }
}