Abstract

We study a variational problem that has been introduced to describe step-terraces on surfaces of so-called "unorthodox" crystals. Motivated by physical considerations, we use Γ-convergence to derive a simplified model that can be solved explicitly.

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Marc Oliver Rieger

Center for Nonlinear Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.

rieger@andrew.cmu.edu

Keywords

  • Surfaces of crystals
  • step-terraces
  • unorthodox crystals
  • variational problems
  • Γ-convergence

Suggested citation

M. Kurzke, M. O. Rieger. “A Relaxed Model for Step-Terraces on Crystalline Surfaces.” Journal of Convex Analysis 11 (2004), No. 1, 59–68.

Copyright Banach Press 2004