3 papers
physics.chem-ph2025
The seeding method: A test case for classical nucleation theory in small systems
Thomas Philippe, Yijian Wu, Aymane Graini
Molecular dynamics simulations are widely used to investigate nucleation in first-order phase transitions. Brute-force simulations, though popular, are limited to conditions of hig…
physics.chem-ph2025
Nonclassical Nucleation Pathways in Liquid Condensation Revealed by Simulation and Theory
Yijian Wu, Thomas Philippe, Aymane Graini +1
Using state-of-the-art rare-event sampling simulations, we precisely characterize the nucleation of liquid droplets from a supersaturated Lennard-Jones gas and uncover a key physic…
cond-mat.soft2024
Classical theory of nucleation applied to condensation of a Lennard-Jones fluid
Yijian Wu, Thomas Philippe
The classical nucleation theory (CNT) and its modified versions provide a convenient framework for describing the nucleation process under the capillary approximation. However, the…