From microscopic interactions to macroscopic laws of cluster evolution

Authors

MA Katsoulakis, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow
DG Vlachos

Publication Date

2000

Journal or Book Title

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Abstract

We derive macroscopic governing laws of growth velocity, surface tension, mobility, critical nucleus size, and morphological evolution of clusters, from microscopic scale master equations for a prototype surface reaction system with long range adsorbate-adsorbate interactions.

Comments

The published version is located at http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v84/i7/p1511_1

Pages

1511-1514

Volume

84

Issue

7

Recommended Citation

Katsoulakis, MA and Vlachos, DG, "From microscopic interactions to macroscopic laws of cluster evolution" (2000). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 471.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/471