The three-dimensional simulation of dislocation dynamics and interactions at the mesoscopic scale was reviewed. A distinction was drawn between situations where uniform dislocation structures resulted from core properties (Ni3Al), and situations where dislocation interactions led to pattern formation (face-centered cubic crystals).

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