Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.106, No.2, 645-654, 1997
The Local Pressure in a Cylindrical Liquid-Vapor Interface - A Simulation Study
The equilibrium force distribution, or the local pressure in an interface as defined in a companion paper, has been determined from molecular dynamics simulations of a Lennard-Jones fluid. Both a cylindrical and a planar interface are considered. Limited evidence is found that the surface tension could be independent of the curvature of the interface.
Keywords:MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS;SURFACE-TENSION