Abstract
A systematic procedure is given for obtaining the asymptotic late-time behavior of the Becker-Döring equations describing the time evolution of a population of clusters of particles. In lowest order of approximation, the distribution of the sizes of the largest clusters satisfies the equations of the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner theory of coarsening.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 305-320 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1997 |
Keywords
- Asymptotics
- Becker-Döring equations
- Cluster kinetics
- Kinetics of phase transitions
- Lifshitz-Slyozov theory
- Ostwald ripening