The Diffuse Interface Approach in Materials Science: Thermodynamic Concepts and Applications of Phase-Field Models

The Diffuse Interface Approach in Materials Science: Thermodynamic Concepts and Applications of Phase-Field Models
ISBN-10
3540364099
ISBN-13
9783540364092
Category
Science
Pages
180
Language
English
Published
2004-06-17
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Heike Emmerich

Description

The book is devoted to the application of phase-field (diffuse interface) models in materials science. Phase-field modeling emerged only recently as a theoretical approach to tackle questions concerning the evolution of materials microstructure, the relation between microstructure and materials properties and the transformation and evolution of different phases. This volume brings together the essential thermodynamic ideas as well as the essential mathematical tools to derive phase-field model equations. Starting from an elementary level such that any graduate student familiar with the basic concepts of partial differential equations can follow, it shows how advances in the field of phase-field modeling will come from a combination of thermodynamic, mathematical and computational tools. Also included are two extensive examples of the application of phase-field models in materials science.

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