Master-equation approach to the study of phase-change processes in data storage media

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Blyuss, K B ^a   Ashwin, P ^a   Bassom, A P ^a,b   Wright, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 27244434946     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.011607     Document Type: Article

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