Numerical Simulation of a Space-Fractional Molecular Beam Epitaxy Model without Slope Selection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Numerical Method
3. Numerical Experiments
3.1. Accuracy, Efficiency, and Energy Stability Tests
3.2. Coarsening Dynamics
4. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, H.G. Numerical Simulation of a Space-Fractional Molecular Beam Epitaxy Model without Slope Selection. Fractal Fract. 2023, 7, 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7070558
Lee HG. Numerical Simulation of a Space-Fractional Molecular Beam Epitaxy Model without Slope Selection. Fractal and Fractional. 2023; 7(7):558. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7070558
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Hyun Geun. 2023. "Numerical Simulation of a Space-Fractional Molecular Beam Epitaxy Model without Slope Selection" Fractal and Fractional 7, no. 7: 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7070558