Nonlinear theory of self-similar crystal growth and melting

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 703-713

  Li, Shuwang ^a,b   Lowengrub, John S ^a,b   Leo, Perry H ^a   Cristini, Vittorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A1. Diffusion; A1. Morphological stability; A1. Mullins Sekerka instability; A1. Quasi Newton method; A2. Compact growth; A2. Self similar

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUPERCOOLING; SURFACE TENSION;

COMPACT GROWTH; MORPHOLOGICAL STABILITY; MULLINS-SEKERKA INSTABILITY; QUASI-NEWTON METHOD; SELF-SIMILAR;

CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT;

EID: 2942610584     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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