title: Modeling elasticity in crystal growth.
abstract: A new model of crystal growth is presented that describes the phenomena on atomic length and diffusive time scales. The former incorporates elastic and plastic deformation in a natural manner, and the latter enables access to time scales much larger than conventional atomic methods. The model is shown to be consistent with the predictions of Read and Shockley for grain boundary energy, and Matthews and Blakeslee for misfit dislocations in epitaxial growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4487, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katakowski
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haataja
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grant