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- Title
Tip splitting without interfacial tension and dendritic growth patterns arising from molecular anisotropy.
- Authors
Nittmann, Johann; Stanley, H. Eugene
- Abstract
Two growth mechanisms of considerable recent interest are related to a single statistical mechanical model. Tip splitting without interfacial tension occurs when a fluid pushes into another miscible fluid of higher viscosity. Dendritic growth occurs when anisotropic molecules aggregate-a common example is the snowflake. We find that both structures are fractal objects, and can be obtained from a single statistical mechanical model, implying that there is a relation between the underlying physical processes involved.
- Publication
Nature, 1986, Vol 321, Issue 6071, p663
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/321663a0