Crystallization kinetics and self-induced pinning in cellular patterns

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

Volumn 62, Issue 1 A, 2000, Pages

  Aranson, Igor S ^a   Malomed, Boris A ^b   Pismen, Len M ^c   Tsimring, Lev S ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; CRYSTALLIZATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; NUCLEATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

SWIFT-HOHENBERG EQUATION;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0034225727     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.R5     Document Type: Article

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