University of Toronto
               PDE/Applied Math/Analysis Seminar
                 Monday Noveber 21, 3:10-4pm
                       1230 Bahen Center      




SPEAKER:  Jean Taylor (Courant Institute)

TITLE:    Mathematical Challenges in Modelling Crystal Growth

ABSTRACT: Many materials are made up of tiny crystals, composed
	  of the same stuff but at different orientations. Various
	  challenges in creating mathematical models of the time
	  evolution of such materials, driven by a reduction in
	  total grain boundary energy, will be discussed. The current
	  model, encompassing some recently elucidated physics, is
	  joint work with John Cahn.









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University of Toronto PDE/Applied Math/Analysis Seminar 
http://www.math.toronto.edu/appmath/

2005-2006 organizers:
          Pieter Blue           pblue@ math.toronto.edu
          Almut Burchard        almut@ math.toronto.edu
          Bob Jerrard           rjerrard@ math.toronto.edu
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