Second
Symposium on
Phase-field
Modelling in
Materials Science
Chairmen:
Ingo Steinbach and Long-Qing Chen
Ten
years ago a "First Workshop on Phase-Field
Modelling in Materials Science" took place at Rolduc Abbey. In
the meantime
the
phase field method has evolved as a
general tool for the investigation of microstructure evolution in
materials
science. Being based on fundamental aspects of phase‑transitions and
incorporating rigorous mathematical asymptotics it is applicable to a
wide
range of microstructural phenomena from solidification and solid state
transformations to multiphase flow and self organization in biological
systems.
New applications, like the calculation of disclocation movement, and
new
variants, like the phase-field crystal, have emerged. Also numerical
schemes and the level of sophistication
have shown a continuous and rapid progress
in the last decade.
Scopes of this symposium thus are:
- acquainting leading experts in phase‑field research with scientists and engineers working in applied materials science
- reviewing the developments of the phase field concept and defining its actual state- identifying potential pathways for future developments and applications
- identifying interests of materials scientists/engineers and discussion how to meet their tasks using the phase field approach.
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