Numerical diffusion-induced grain boundary motion

Interfaces and Free Boundaries

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-414

  Deckelnick, K ^a   Elliott, C M ^a   Styles, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element approximation; Grain boundary motion; Mean curvature flow; Phase field model; Sharp interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038628509     PISSN: 14639963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/IFB/46     Document Type: Article

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