Abstract
We use a mean-field lattice-gas model to describe the equilibrium ice/vapor interface. The numerical values of the parameters in the model are taken from laboratory experiment and molecular dynamics calculations. The model predicts the existence at equilibrium of a layer of admolecules at the ice surface; it is only a few molecules thick because of the very strong water-water interactions. Sharp transitions in layer thickness occur at well-defined temperatures on each crystal face.
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