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We present a phase field theory for binary crystal nucleation. Using the physical interface thickness, we achieve quantitative agreement with computer simulations and experiments for unary and binary substances. Large-scale numerical simulations are performed for multi-particle freezing in alloys. We deduce the Kolmogorov exponents for dendritic solidification and for the “soft-impingement” of crystallites interacting via diffusion fields.
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Gránásy, L., Börzsönyi, T., Pusztai, T. (2003). Phase-field Theory of Nucleation and Growth in Binary Alloys. In: Emmerich, H., Nestler, B., Schreckenberg, M. (eds) Interface and Transport Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07969-0_18
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