Phase Separation Dynamics under Stirring

A. M. Lacasta; J. M. Sancho; F. Sagués

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1791

Phase Separation Dynamics under Stirring

A. M. Lacasta, J. M. Sancho, and F. Sagués

Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1791 – Published 28 August 1995

Abstract

Phase separation dynamics in the presence of externally imposed stirring is studied. The stirring is assumed independent of the concentration and it is generated with a well-defined energy spectrum. The domain growth process is either favored or frozen depending on the intensity and correlation length of this advective flow. This behavior is explained by analytical arguments.

Received 19 September 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1791

Authors & Affiliations

A. M. Lacasta^1,2, J. M. Sancho^2,4, and F. Sagués³

¹Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Avenida Dr. Gregorio Marañon 50, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
²Departament d'Estructura i Constituents de la Matèria, Universitat de Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
³Departament de Química Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
⁴Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Department 0402, La Jolla, California 92093-0402