Variational methods for microstructural-evolution theories

JOM

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 30-36

  Craig Carter, W ^a,b   Taylor, J E ^c,d   Cahn, J W ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; KINETIC THEORY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

GRADIENT FLOWS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION THEORY;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031356366     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-997-0027-2     Document Type: Review

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