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The surface energy of MgO is determined using experimental data collected from equilibrated thermal grooves circumscribing island grains. Local equilibrium assumptions at each groove require that the Herring equations be satisfied at each data site, thereby yielding a large and overdetermined system of equations involving the surface energy γ. This inverse problem is then solved using a new technique that is statistical in nature and multiscale in implementation. The resulting discrete solution represents a statistically significant representation of the surface energy of MgO as a function of surface orientation. Comparisons to results derived from a more traditional approach, along with suggested further applications, are discussed.
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Kinderlehrer, D., Ta'asan, S., Livshits, I. et al. The Surface Energy of MgO: Multiscale Reconstruction from Thermal Groove Geometry. Interface Science 10, 233–242 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015836532734
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