Abstract
In a mathematical model for the electroforming process a linear stability analysis shows that the metal/electrolyte interface is unstable under small perturbations. Thus the model is ill-posed, so a different dynamic condition on the free boundary is suggested which allows nonuniformities to form but eliminates infinite front velocities, thus reflecting better the actual process.
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Lacey, A.A., McGeough, J.A. & Shillor, M. Linear instability of the electroforming process. J Eng Math 21, 149–154 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127672
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127672