Phys. Rev. E 70, 031609 (2004) [8 pages]Ripening of porous mediaReceived 26 April 2004; published 30 September 2004 We address the surface-tension-driven dynamics of porous media in nearly saturated pore-space solutions. We linearize this dynamics in the reaction-limited regime near its fixed points—surfaces of constant mean curvature (CMC surfaces). We prove that the only stable interface for this dynamics is the plane and estimate the time scale for a CMC surface to become unstable. We also discuss the differences between dynamics in open and closed environments, pointing out the unlikelihood that CMC surfaces are ever realized in such environments on any time scale. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.031609
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.70.031609
PACS:
61.43.Gt, 47.54.+r, 47.70.−n
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