Aste, T; Valbusa, U - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 332 (2004) C, pp. 548-558
We apply a theoretical approach, originally introduced to describe aeolian ripples formation in sandy deserts, to the study of surface instability in ion-sputtered surfaces. The two phenomena are distinct by several orders of magnitudes and by several physical mechanisms, but they obey similar...