A model which allowed for local inter-particle diffusion was considered in contrast to the classical model of Ostwald ripening (mean field model) and its multi-particle extensions, which included long-range interactions. Simulations of the evolution of the system showed that the asymptotic behavior obeyed a power-law. It was also found that the scaled asymptotic distribution of particle radii was broader than in previous models, even at low initial coverages where multi-particle models had the same narrow scaled distribution as the mean field model. The scaling properties were independent of the initial particle size distribution.

X.Zheng, B.Bigot: Journal de Physique II, 1994, 4[5], 743-50