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On the approach to complete wetting by gas at a liquid-wall interface

Exact sum rules, fluctuation theory and the verification by computer simulation of the presence of long-range pair correlations at the wall

J.R. Henderson Physics Department, University College Cardiff, Cardiff, CF1 1XL, Wales
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Frank van Swol Physical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, England
Pages 1313-1356 | Received 27 Jun 1985, Accepted 26 Aug 1985, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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