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On the Magnitude of Line Tension

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Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 135))

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Abstract

It was shown in our analysis of the internal energy determining the state of the capillary system that the magnitude of the intensive and non-canonical line tension depends on the size of the penetrating zone. Therefore, its effect is negligible for macroscopic systems.

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  1. Laboratory of Colloid and Supramolecular Systems, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, P.O. Box 32, 1518, Budapest 112, Hungary

    István Pászli & Katalin F. Csáki

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budafoki út 6–8, 1111, Budapest 112, Hungary

    Zoltán Hórvölgyi

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  1. István Pászli
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  2. Katalin F. Csáki
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Correspondence to Katalin F. Csáki .

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Pászli, I., Csáki, K.F., Hórvölgyi, Z. (2008). On the Magnitude of Line Tension. In: Hórvölgyi, Z.D., Kiss, É. (eds) Colloids for Nano- and Biotechnology. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, vol 135. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/2882_2008_118

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