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The results from simulations of water evaporation, the condensation of water vapor on a flat surface, and charged small droplets are presented. A simple model of electrostatic interaction between water molecules is used. The charge asymmetry of this process is noted.
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Original Russian Text © G.S. Pavlov, G.F. Krymsky, S.I. Petukhov, 2015, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2015, Vol. 79, No. 5, pp. 745–746.
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Pavlov, G.S., Krymsky, G.F. & Petukhov, S.I. Growth model of water droplets. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 79, 688–689 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873815050330
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