The Diffuse Interface Approach in Materials Science

What Is an Interface? Interfaces in Materials Science and Beyond.- Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Multiphase Systems: Thermodynamic Potentials and Phase Diagrams.- Thermodynamic Concepts of Phase-Field Modeling.- Asymptotic Analysis.- Application of Diffuse Interface Modeling to Hydrodynamically Driven Growth.- Application to Epitaxial Growth Involving Elasticity.- Conclusions and Perspectives.

From the reviews:

"In total, this very interesting book gives a modern understanding of the problems of phase-field modeling, and may be useful for students and specialists working in this and in related scientific fields." (Zentralblatt MATH 2004, vol. 1039, page 51)

"This book is devoted to an application of the diffuse interface approach to different interfacial growth phenomena, as a whole, and to a discussion of the difference between the sharp interface limit and diffuse interface limit of a phase-field model, in particular. ... In total, this very interesting book gives a modern understanding of the problems of phase-field modeling, and may be useful for students and specialists working in this and in related scientific fields." (I. A. Parinov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1039 (8), 2004)