Abstract
We develop an efficient numerical scheme for integrating the equations of two-dimensional dendritic growth in the thermal-diffusion-limiting region. We use a Green's function representation to recast the problem as an essentially one-dimensional integro-differential equation which is solved numerically. We find that anisotropic surface tension is required to produce the stable tip behavior and repeated sidebranching of snowflakelike shapes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2820-2823 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |