Kinetic roughening of surfaces: Derivation, solution, and application of linear growth equations
Kinetic roughening of surfaces: Derivation, solution, and application of linear growth equations
We present a comprehensive analysis of a linear growth model, which combines the characteristic features of the Edwards--Wilkinson and noisy Mullins equations. This model can be derived from microscopics and it describes the relaxation and growth of surfaces under conditions where the nonlinearities can be neglected. We calculate in detail …