Continuum limits of particles interacting via diffusion

We consider a two-phase system mainly in three dimensions and we examine the coarsening of the spatial distribution, driven by the reduction of interface energy and limited by diffusion as described by the quasistatic Stefan free boundary problem. Under the appropriate scaling we pass rigorously to...

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Main Authors: Nicholas D. Alikakos, Giorgio Fusco, Georgia Karali
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1085337504310080
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description We consider a two-phase system mainly in three dimensions and we examine the coarsening of the spatial distribution, driven by the reduction of interface energy and limited by diffusion as described by the quasistatic Stefan free boundary problem. Under the appropriate scaling we pass rigorously to the limit by taking into account the motion of the centers and the deformation of the spherical shape. We distinguish between two different cases and we derive the classical mean-field model and another continuum limit corresponding to critical density which can be related to a continuity equation obtained recently by Niethammer andOtto. So, the theory of Lifshitz, Slyozov, and Wagner is improved by taking into account the geometry of the spatial distribution.
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spelling doaj-art-3541045153774833868da5e741de42562025-02-03T06:04:59ZengWileyAbstract and Applied Analysis1085-33751687-04092004-01-012004321523710.1155/S1085337504310080Continuum limits of particles interacting via diffusionNicholas D. Alikakos0Giorgio Fusco1Georgia Karali2Department of Mathematics, University of Athens, Athens 15784, GreeceDipartimento di Mathematica, Universita di L'Aquila, L'Aquila 67010, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G3, CanadaWe consider a two-phase system mainly in three dimensions and we examine the coarsening of the spatial distribution, driven by the reduction of interface energy and limited by diffusion as described by the quasistatic Stefan free boundary problem. Under the appropriate scaling we pass rigorously to the limit by taking into account the motion of the centers and the deformation of the spherical shape. We distinguish between two different cases and we derive the classical mean-field model and another continuum limit corresponding to critical density which can be related to a continuity equation obtained recently by Niethammer andOtto. So, the theory of Lifshitz, Slyozov, and Wagner is improved by taking into account the geometry of the spatial distribution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1085337504310080
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