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A consistent theory describing the initial stage of spinodal decomposition of a two-component system is proposed. It is shown that the structure factor S(q, t) has two maxima as a function of wavenumber at this stage. The main maximum point q + varies with time, first moving from q saddle to q m (given by expressions (22) and (12), respectively) and then back after the turning point in time given by (26) is passed. The other maximum point is localized at q ≈ 0, and the corresponding peak amplitude is virtually independent of time. The characteristics of the main maximum are sensitive to the existence of the “zero” peak. Available experimental observations support the predictions of the theory.
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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, Vol. 127, No. 2, 2005, pp. 502–508.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Shikina, Shikin.
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Shikina, Y.V., Shikin, V.B. On the initial stage of spinodal decomposition. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 100, 449–454 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1884683
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