Theory of needle-crystal (Q1101198)

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Theory of needle-crystal
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    Theory of needle-crystal (English)
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    We investigate the integro-differential equation giving the shape of a steady dendrite growing from a weakly undercooled melt either in two or in three dimensions. Using a generalized WKB analysis we explicitly show that isotropic surface tension prohibits the growth of needle-crystal, introducing transcendentally small terms at the tip, in agreement with our numerical data.
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    shape of a steady dendrite growing
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    WKB analysis
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    isotropic surface tension
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    growth of needle-crystal
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