Title :
Adaptive mesh refinement for multiscale nonequilibrium physics
Author :
Martin, Daniel F. ; Colella, Phillip ; Anghel, Marian ; Alexander, Francis J.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, the authors demonstrate how to use adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) methods for the study of phase transition kinetics. In particular, they apply a block-structured AMR approach to investigate phase ordering in the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations.
Keywords :
Ginzburg-Landau theory; kinetic theory; mesh generation; phase transformations; physics computing; adaptive mesh refinement; multiscale nonequilibrium physics; phase ordering; phase transition kinetics; time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations; Adaptive mesh refinement; Difference equations; Metastasis; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Physics; Pressing; Temperature; Thermal force; Thermodynamics; mesh refinement; multiphysics; multiscale;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2005.45
