title: Kinetics of phase separation in fluids: a molecular dynamics study.
abstract: We present results from extensive three-dimensional molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of phase separation kinetics in fluids. A coarse-graining procedure is used to obtain state-of-the-art MD results. We observe an extended period of temporally linear growth in the viscous hydrodynamic regime. The morphological similarity of coarsening in fluids and solids is also quantified. The velocity field is characterized by the presence of monopolelike defects, which yield a generalized Porod tail in the corresponding structure factor.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India.
authors.forename: Shaista
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Subir K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puri