Abstract
We present results of a stochastic simulation which determines the shape of a liquid drop, subject to gravity, on a wall. The system is modeled using an Ising model in a field gradient, with Kawasaki dynamics governing the time dependence. We can locate a phase transition between a hanging and a sliding phase with high precision and determine its critical exponents.
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Manna, S.S., Herrmann, H.J. & Landau1, D.P. A stochastic method to determine the shape of a drop on a wall. J Stat Phys 66, 1155–1163 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055723
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