Abstract
Recent work on the complete wetting transition has emphasized the role played by the coupling of fluctuations of the order parameter at the wall and at the depinning fluid interface. Extending this approach to the wetting transition itself we predict decoupling of fluctuations as the temperature is lowered towards the transition temperature T-W. Using this we are able to reanalyze recent Monte Carlo simulation studies and extract a value for the wetting parameter omega(T-W)similar or equal to 0.8 at T-W/T-C similar or equal to 0.9 in very good agreement with longstanding theoretical predictions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | R5768-R5771 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review E: Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1995 |