Self-diffusion in remodeling and growth

Journal article

Self-diffusion, or the flux of mass of a single species within itself, is viewed as an independent phenomenon amenable to treatment by the introduction of an auxiliary field of diffusion velocities. The theory is shown to be heuristically derivable as a limiting case of that of an ordinary binary mixture. © 2011 Springer Basel AG.

Authors: Epstein, M; Goriely, A

• Journal: Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 339-355
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00033-011-0150-3
• ISSN: 0044-2275
• Language: English
• Keywords: Mass flux; Mixture theory; Remodeling; Second-grade elasticity