Matthias Kurzke
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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Matthias Kurzke
kurzke@mathematik.uni-leipzig.deMarc Oliver Rieger
rieger@andrew.cmu.eduReferences
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