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From nonwetting to prewetting: The asymptotic behavior of 4He drops on alkali substrates

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We investigate the spreading of 4He droplets on alkali-metal surfaces at zero temperature, within the frame of finite range density-functional theory. The equilibrium configurations of several 4HeN clusters and their asymptotic trend with increasing particle number N, which can be traced to the wetting behavior of the quantum fluid, are examined for nanoscopic droplets. We discuss the size effects inferring that the asymptotic properties of large droplets correspond to those of the prewetting film.

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Heli líquid, Estadística quàntica, Teoria del funcional de densitat

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Liquid helium, Quantum statistics, Density functional theory

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BARRANCO GÓMEZ, Manuel, et al. From nonwetting to prewetting: The asymptotic behavior of 4He drops on alkali substrates. Physical Review B. 2003. Vol. 68, num. 2, pags. 024515-1-024515-7. ISSN 0163-1829. [consulted: 17 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/10532

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