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Selection theory of free dendritic growth in a potential flow

Materials Science 2017-03-13 v1

Abstract

The Kruskal-Segur approach to selection theory in diffusion-limited or Laplacian growth is extended via combination with the Zauderer decomposition scheme. This way nonlinear bulk equations become tractable. To demonstrate the method, we apply it to two-dimensional crystal growth in a potential flow. We omit the simplifying approximations used in a preliminary calculation for the same system [T. Fischaleck, K. Kassner, EPL 81, 54004 (2008)], thus exhibiting the capability of the method to extend mathematical rigor to more complex problems than hitherto accessible.

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@article{arxiv.1302.6892,
  title  = {Selection theory of free dendritic growth in a potential flow},
  author = {Martin von Kurnatowski and Thomas Grillenbeck and Klaus Kassner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.6892},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

5 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. E