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1Department of Mathematical Physics, Ural Federal University, Lenin ave., 51, Ekaterinburg, 620000, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
The evolution of particle coarsening due to a combined effect of Ostwald ripening and coagulation at the concluding stage of phase transition processes in metastable media is considered. A complete analytical solution of integro-differential equations with a memory kernel is found in special self-similar variables for supersaturated solutions and supercooled liquids. It is shown that the particle distribution function becomes narrower and bell-shaped when decreasing the metastability level. The analytical solutions obtained are in good agreement with experimental data.
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