Macroscopic nucleation phenomena in continuum media with long-range interactions.
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SUBMITTER: Nishino M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3240980 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Macroscopic nucleation phenomena in continuum media with long-range interactions.
Nishino Masamichi M Enachescu Cristian C Miyashita Seiji S Rikvold Per Arne PA Boukheddaden Kamel K Varret François F
Scientific reports 20111121
Nucleation, commonly associated with discontinuous transformations between metastable and stable phases, is crucial in fields as diverse as atmospheric science and nanoscale electronics. Traditionally, it is considered a microscopic process (at most nano-meter), implying the formation of a microscopic nucleus of the stable phase. Here we show for the first time, that considering long-range interactions mediated by elastic distortions, nucleation can be a macroscopic process, with the size of the ...[more]
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