Computational modeling of mineral unmixing and growth:An application of the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-451

  Kuhl, Ellen ^a   Schmid, Daniel W ^b  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Fourth order diffusion; Geomechanics; Spinodal decomposition; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREE ENERGY; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE TENSION;

FOURTH ORDER DIFFUSION; GEOMECHANICS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

MINERALS;

EID: 33846232712     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-006-0041-1     Document Type: Article

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