The Becker-Döring equations and the Lifshitz-Slyozov theory of coarsening

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 195-236

  Velazquez J J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptotics beyond all ordersf; Becker D ring equations; Coarsening; Fokker Planck equations; Lifshitz Slyozov theory; Nucleation; Renormalization group

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040040086     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1023099720145     Document Type: Article

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