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Book SynopsisExplore a Kinetic Approach to the Description of Nucleation An Alternative to the Classical Nucleation Theory
Kinetic Theory of Nucleation presents an alternative to the classical theory of nucleation in gases and liquidsthe kinetic nucleation theory of RuckensteinNarsimhanNowakowski (RNNT). RNNT uses the kinetic theory of fluids to calculate the rate of evaporation of molecules from clusters, and unlike the classical nucleation theory (CNT), does not require macroscopic thermodynamics or the detailed balance principle. The book compares the rates of evaporation of molecules fromand condensation onthe surface of a nucleus of a new phase, and explains how this alternate approach can provide much higher nucleation rates than the CNT. It applies RNNT to various case studies that include the liquid-to-solid and vapor-to-liquid phase transitions, binary nucleation, heterogeneous nucleation, nucleation on soluble particles and protein fold
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"The book covers a wide range of aspects of nucleation. It forms a critical mass by presenting so many issues in one place."
—Abraham Marmur, Technion –Israel Institute of Technology
"… well written and provides deep insight into the nucleation theory. … a fantastic tool for understanding the modern way of describing various processes of nucleation."
—Reinhard Miller, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
"This book represents a comprehensive collection of the seminal papers on the nucleation phenomena published over the years by Professor Eli Ruckenstein and his coworkers…The book provides an indispensable resource of brilliantly written papers, each of which contains original ideas and methods. Reading these papers will help young researchers to better understand the methodology of science and learn the principles of the kinetic theory, which can be applied to diverse interfacial phenomena in nature, technology, and medicine."
—Alexander V. Neimark, Ph.D, D.Sc., Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Table of ContentsKINETIC THEORY OF LIQUID-TO-SOLID NUCLEATION. KINETIC THEORY OF VAPOR-TO-LIQUID NUCLEATION. APPLICATION OF THE KINETIC NUCLEATION THEORY TO PROTEIN FOLDING. KINETICS OF CLUSTER GROWTH ON A LATTICE.
