Publisher's Synopsis
Modeling of microstructural evolution presents a variety of physical, mathematical and computational challenges due to the complex geometrical and dynamical nature of materials structure. This field is receiving increasing attention in the scientific community because of the practical benefits of improving material properties through better prediction and control of physical structure during processing.;The papers contained in this volume represent a variety of theoretical, mathematical and observational studies that exemplify the physical phenomena and analytical approaches that are currently being researched to provide understanding of the evolution of material microstructures.;Topics include: coarsening fundamentals; applications of coarsening models; statistical aspects of grain growth; topological effects in grain growth; thin films and non-ideal grain growth; and computer simulation of grain growth.
