Abstract
We analytically and numerically study a fourth-order PDE modeling rough crystal surface diffusion on the macroscopic level. We discuss existence of solutions globally in time and long-time dynamics for the PDE model. The PDE, originally derived by Katsevich is the continuum limit of a microscopic model of the surface dynamics, given by a Markov jump process with Metropolis-type transition rates. We outline the convergence argument, which depends on a simplifying assumption on the local equilibrium measure that is valid in the high-temperature regime. We provide numerical evidence for the convergence of the microscopic model to the PDE in this regime.
Citation
Yuan Gao. Anya E. Katsevich. Jian-Guo Liu. Jianfeng Lu. Jeremy L. Marzuola. "Analysis of a fourth-order exponential PDE arising from a crystal surface jump process with Metropolis-type transition rates." Pure Appl. Anal. 3 (4) 595 - 612, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2140/paa.2021.3.595
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