CONTINUUM DESCRIPTION OF NOISELESS DIFFUSION-LIMITED AGGREGATION

被引:8
作者
KASSNER, K [1 ]
BRENER, E [1 ]
机构
[1] CHERNOGOLOVKA SOLID STATE PHYS INST, CHERNOGOLOVKA, RUSSIA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 50卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.50.2161
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We develop a continuum theory for the compact-growth phase of noise-reduced diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA). Its essential feature is a dynamic argument determining the selected growth velocity of the cluster arm tips. With one additional assumption, a parameter-free description is obtained. This description agrees well with the overall shape of numerically simulated clusters, containing up to several tens of thousands of particles. It also provides decent predictions for the step sequences on the cluster arms and for the numerical value of the tip growth probability. Finally, this theory demonstrates that noise-reduced DLA and viscous fingering, having different growth exponents, belong in two different universality classes.
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页码:2161 / 2165
页数:5
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