ENTROPIC REPULSION BETWEEN FLUCTUATING SURFACES
1990 ◽
Vol 04
(11n12)
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pp. 1763-1808
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The statistical mechanics of fluctuating surfaces plays an important role in a variety of physical systems, ranging from biological membranes to world sheets of strings in theories of fundamental interactions. In many applications it is a good approximation to assume that the surfaces possess no tension. Their statistical properties are then governed by curvature energies only, which allow for gigantic out-of-plane undulations. These fluctuations are the “entropic” origin of long-range repulsive forces in layered surface systems. Theoretical estimates of these forces for simple model surfaces are surveyed and compared with recent Monte Carlo simulations.
1998 ◽
Vol 109
(14)
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pp. 6051-6062
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1997 ◽
Vol 101
(24)
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pp. 4322-4331
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2019 ◽
Vol 15
(5)
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pp. 2797-2806
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2015 ◽
Vol 11
(10)
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pp. 4573-4585
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2017 ◽
Vol 19
(46)
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pp. 31377-31388
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2002 ◽
Vol 181
(1)
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pp. 283-288