On the notion of a ζ-vector and a stress tensor for a general class of anisotropic diffuse interface models

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 453, Issue 1963, 1997, Pages 1611-1630

  Wheeler, A A ^a   Mcfadden, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000620225     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0086     Document Type: Article

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