Faceted-to-rough transition in a branching growth model

Citation
Ls. Lucena et al., Faceted-to-rough transition in a branching growth model, PHYSICA A, 266(1-4), 1999, pp. 86-91
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICA A
ISSN journal
03784371 → ACNP
Volume
266
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
86 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-4371(19990415)266:1-4<86:FTIABG>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A growth model, introduced to describe the development of branched polymers in an heterogeneous environment, gives rise to clusters whose boundary is either faceted or rough. We study the transition between these two morpholo gies as a function of the parameters of the model. The phase diagram is obt ained by direct numerical simulations. The nature of the transition is disc ussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.