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We performed molecular dynamics simulations in the microcanonical ensemble (MEMD) for a “simple” fluid confined between two solid substrates. From the calculation of the intermediate scattering function F(k∥,t) and through the memory function formalism, we extract material (i.e. transport and thermodynamics) coefficients in the vicinity of the liquid-gas phase transition. Our results show that approaching the limit of stability (i.e. the spinodal), the dynamics of the system changes markedly.
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Schoen, M., Porcheron, F. Collective dynamics near a phase transition in confined fluids. Eur. Phys. J. E 12 (Suppl 1), 5–7 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjed/e2003-01-002-8
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