Phase-field model for island dynamics in epitaxial growth

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1015-1025

  Rätz, Andreas ^a   Voigt, Axel ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

80A22; 80M35; AMS Mathematics Subject Classifications: 35R35 35Q99; Asymptotic analysis; Epitaxial growth; Island dynamics; Phase field

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064795818     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810410001724715     Document Type: Article

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