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The Mathematics of Ostwald Ripening

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Geometric Analysis and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

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We review recent progress in the analysis of mean-field models for Ostwald ripening with particular emphasis on their regime of validity and their large-time dynamics.

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Niethammer, B. (2003). The Mathematics of Ostwald Ripening. In: Hildebrandt, S., Karcher, H. (eds) Geometric Analysis and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55627-2_34

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