title: Sharp-interface projection of a fluctuating phase-field model.
abstract: We present a derivation of the sharp-interface limit of a generic fluctuating phase-field model for solidification. As a main result, we obtain a sharp-interface projection which presents noise terms in both the diffusion equation and in the moving boundary conditions. The presented procedure does not rely on the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, and can therefore be applied to account for both internal and external fluctuations in either variational or nonvariational phase-field formulations. In particular, it can be used to introduce thermodynamical fluctuations in nonvariational formulations of the phase-field model, which permit to reach better computational efficiency and provide more flexibility for describing some features of specific physical situations. This opens the possibility of performing quantitative phase-field simulations in crystal growth while accounting for the proper fluctuations of the system.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Doctor Marañón 44, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Piscina