Nucleation kinetics and global coupling in reaction-diffusion systems

D. Battogtokh, M. Hildebrand, K. Krischer, A. S. Mikhailov

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Abstract

Systems with chemical reactions and diffusion of reagents form a large variety of nonequilibrium patterns. In this short review we analyse analogies and differences between pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems and nucleation phenomena in equilibrium first-order phase transitions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-456
Number of pages22
JournalPhysics Reports
Volume288
Issue number1-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chemical reactions
  • Pattern formation
  • Phase transitions

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