2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167316The Ginzburg-Landau free energy functional for hard-spheres is constructed using the Fundamental Measure Theory approach to Density Functional Theory as a starting point. The functional is used to study the liquid-fcc solid planer interface and the properties of small solid clusters nucleating within a liquid. The surface tension for planer interfaces agrees well with simulation and it is found that the properties of the solid clusters are consistent with classical nucleation theory.Replacement 1. Minor changes to figuresStatistical MechanicsMaterials ScienceSoft Condensed MatterChemical Physicstext