Statistical theory of evaporation and condensation processes in liquid droplets

The process of evaporation of liquid droplets is described by the nonequilibrium statistical operator method. A microscopic expression for the evaporation coefficient is derived; it considers the influence of several factors (presence of ions, external fields, ultraviolet irradiation, etc.) on the evaporation process. Algorithms for determining the steady-state evaporation rate under various conditions are found. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Ryazanov, 2006, published in Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, 2006, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 243–254.