Schweitzer, Frank; Schimansky-Geier, Lutz; Ebeling, Werner - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 150 (1988) 1, pp. 261-279
A stochastic theory is presented for nucleation and growth of clusters in a finite system. We consider a discrete cluster distribution for which the free energy and the equilibrium probability distribution are derived. The cluster growth and shrinkage occurs by the attachment/evaporation of free...