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Growing fractal interfaces in the presence of self-similar hopping surface diffusion

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  • Mann Jr, J.A.
  • Woyczynski, W.A.

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We propose and study an analytic model for growing interfaces in the presence of Brownian diffusion and hopping transport. The model is based on a continuum formulation of mass conservation at the interface, including reactions. The Burgers-KPZ equation for the rate of elevation change emerges after a number of approximations are invoked. We add to the model the possibility that surface transport may be by a hopping mechanism of a Lévy flight, which leads to the (multi)fractal Burgers-KPZ model. The issue how to incorporate experimental data on the jump length distribution in our model is discussed and controlled algorithms for numerical solutions of such fractal Burgers-KPZ equations are provided.

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  • Mann Jr, J.A. & Woyczynski, W.A., 2001. "Growing fractal interfaces in the presence of self-similar hopping surface diffusion," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 291(1), pages 159-183.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:291:y:2001:i:1:p:159-183
    DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00467-2
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    1. Piryatinska, A. & Saichev, A.I. & Woyczynski, W.A., 2005. "Models of anomalous diffusion: the subdiffusive case," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 349(3), pages 375-420.

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