Weakly non-linear bifurcation analysis of pattern formation in strained alloy film growth

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-35

  Blanariu, Mihaela ^a   Spencer, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation analysis; Crystal growth; Perturbation theory

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELASTICITY; FILM GROWTH; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

NON-LINEAR BIFURCATION ANALYSIS; PATTERN FORMATION; STRAINED ALLOY FILM GROWTH;

ALLOYS;

EID: 33846668841     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: 14643634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/hxl006     Document Type: Article

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