Evgeny Lakshtanov: Isotope uptake dynamics in the Ostwald ripening model of recrystallization

Within the framework of the LSW theory of Ostwald ripening, an explicit expression for amount of the newly formed mineral has been obtained.  It has been shown that, within an interval from t0 to t, this amount is a certain function of t/t0.  Isotope uptake from the solution allows one to analyze the main features of Ostwald ripening, such as recrystallization rate and the time lapsed from the beginning of ripening.  It has also been shown that the results obtained for the initial isotope uptake rate is a zeroth order approximation over a given coverage.