Comment on ``Theory of Spinodal Decomposition''
Condensed Matter
2009-10-22 v3
Abstract
I comment on a paper by S. B. Goryachev [PRL vol 72, p.1850 (1994)] that presents a theory of non-equilibrium dynamics for scalar systems quenched into an ordered phase. Goryachev incorrectly applies only a global conservation constraint to systems with local conservation laws.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9411016,
title = {Comment on ``Theory of Spinodal Decomposition''},
author = {A. D. Rutenberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9411016},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
2 pages LATeX (REVTeX macros), no figures. REVISIONS --- more to the point. microscopic example added, presentation streamlined, long-range interactions mentioned, to be published in Phys. Rev. Lett