English

Late stages of coarsening in model C

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We present a comprehensive picture of (non-critical) domain growth in model C systems where a non-conserved scalar order parameter is coupled to a conserved concentration field. For quenches into the region where the ordered and disordered phases coexist, we confirm earlier partial numerical results and find a growth exponent z=3z=3. For quenches into the ordered region, we confirm the theoretical prediction z=2z=2. Finally we discuss the implications of our results for domain growth in the microcanonical ϕ4\phi^4-model and we offer some criticism of the work of Somoza and Sagui on the morphology and wetting properties of domains.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0209683,
  title  = {Late stages of coarsening in model C},
  author = {Julien Kockelkoren and Hugues Chaté},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0209683},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

8 pages