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Title:	Heat diffusion anisotropy in dendritic growth: phase field simulations and experiments in liquid crystals
Author:	González Cinca, Ricardo; Ramírez de la Piscina Millán, Laureano; Casademunt Viader, Jaume; Hernández Machado, Aurora; Toth-Katona, T; Börzsönyi, T; Buka, A
Other authors:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BIOCOM-SC - Grup de Biologia Computacional i Sistemes Complexos
Abstract:	An anisotropic heat diffusion coefficient is introduced in order to study some interfacial growth phenomena. This anisotropy has been incorporated in a phase field model which has been studied numerically to reproduce some fundamental solidification situations (needle crystal growth) as well as the dynamics of a nematic–smectic-B interface. As a general result, we find that dendrites grow faster in the lower heat diffusion direction. Simulation results are compared with experiments with remarkable qualitative agreement.
Abstract:	Peer Reviewed
Subject(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física -Liquid crystals -Dendrites -Anisotropy -Liquid crystals -Phase field -Interfacial instability -Cristalls líquids
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