Ostwald ripening in Two Dimensions : Correlations and
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We present a systematic quasi-mean eld model of the Ostwald ripening process in two dimensions. Our approach yields a set of dynamic equations for the temporal evolution of the minority phase droplets' radii. The equations contain only pairwise interactions between the droplets; these interactions are evaluated in a mean-eld type manner. We proceed to solve numerically the dynamic equations for systems of tens of thousands of interacting droplets. The numerical results are compared with the experimental data obtained by Krichevsky and Stavans for the relatively large volume fraction ' = 0:13. We found good agreement with experiment even for various correlation functions.
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