Line tension
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The line tension (\(\tau\)) is attributed to the contact line \({\mathcal L}_{\alpha \beta \gamma}\) along which three interfaces for the three thermodynamic phases, \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) and \(\gamma\) meet. It is defined as the line contribution to the grand potential per unit length of the contact line.
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Related reading
- L. Schimmele, M. Napiórkowski and S. Dietrich "Conceptual aspects of line tensions", Journal of Chemical Physics 127 164715 (2007)
- Mantu Santra and Biman Bagchi "Line tension of a two dimensional gas-liquid interface", Journal of Chemical Physics 131 084705 (2009)
- A. I. Rusanov "Thermodynamic line tension of a molecular solid", Journal of Chemical Physics 131 244713 (2009)
