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Correlations and fluctuations in phase coarsening
K G Wang1, M E Glicksman, Chaogang Lou
1Materials Science and Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional phase coarsening at various volume fractions is simulated by employing multiparticle diffusion methods. The dynamic process of phase coarsening is visualized through a three-dimensional movie. The present study also characterizes interparticle spacings in polydispersed particle systems and clarifies the controversial mathematical expressions for interparticle spacings used in the literature for 30 years. Consequently, this study reveals spatial, temporal, and nearest-neighbor correlations in polydispersed particle systems. A new three-dimensional movie of a Voronoi network demonstrating these correlations is provided. Our simulation and experiments show that growth rates of individual particles deviate from those of the mean-field theory, which is caused by their differing local environments. Multiplicative noise provides a good basis to describe the stochastic nature of fluctuations during phase coarsening.
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