FIG. 3 A small portion ∆S of an interface between an internal phase and an external phase for which the principal curvatures and are approximately constant.

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FIG. 3 A small portion ∆S of an interface between an internal phase and an external phase for which the principal curvatures and are approximately constant.

ABSTRACT

In the above expressions, and stand for the curvature coefficients introduced by Gibbs, which, at constant T, α, and chemical potentials of the soluble components, are defined by dωs/dc1 and dωs/dc2, respectively. In Section II.F, we show that these

coefficients actually constitute the principal components of the bending moment tensor Ms of the interface.