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We discuss the structure of the renormalization group and the determination of universality classes for growth kinetics problems. Our analysis is based on a differential renormalization group equation of the Callen-Symanzik type. We find that many growth kinetics problems can be classified into four basic groups characterized by different low temperature behavior.
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Lai, Z.W., Mazenko, G.F., Valls, O.T. (1988). Growth Kinetics Problems and the Renormalization Group. In: Komura, S., Furukawa, H. (eds) Dynamics of Ordering Processes in Condensed Matter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1019-8_8
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