Simple model for anisotropic step growth

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 6851-6858

  Heinonen, J ^a   Bukharev, I ^b   Ala Nissila, T ^a,b,c   Kosterlitz, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 0000476665     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.6851     Document Type: Article

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