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1. Verfasser: Macken, Catherine A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1985
Schriftenreihe:Lecture Notes in Biomathematics 58
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Beschreibung:Aggregation processes are studied within a number of different fields-- colloid chemistry, atmospheric physics, astrophysics, polymer science, and biology, to name only a few. Aggregation processes involve monomer units (e. g. , biological cells, liquid or colloidal droplets, latex beads, molecules, or even stars) that join together to form polymers or aggregates. A quantitative theory of aggretion was first formulated in 1916 by Smoluchowski who proposed that the time evolution of the aggregate size distribution is governed by the infinite system of differential equations: (1) K . . c. c. - c k = 1, 2, . . . k 1. J 1. J L ~ i+j=k j=l where c is the concentration of k-mers, and aggregates are assumed to form by irreversible condensation reactions [i-mer + j-mer -+ (i+j)-mer]. When the kernel K . . can be represented by A + B(i+j) + Cij, with A, B, and C constant; and the initial condition is chosen to correspond to a monodisperse solution (i. e. , c (0) = 1 0, k > 1 co' a constant; and ck(O) ), then the Smoluchowski equation can be solved exactly (Trubnikov, 1971; Drake, 1972; Ernst, Hendriks, and Ziff, 1982; Dongen and Ernst, 1983; Spouge, 1983; Ziff, 1984). For arbitrary Kij , the solution is not known and in some cases may not even exist
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 124 p)
ISBN:9783642521157
9783540156567
ISSN:0341-633X
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-52115-7

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