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Stochastic Analysis and Regeneration of Rough Surfaces

arXiv:cond-mat/0312455 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.226101

Abstract

We investigate Markov property of rough surfaces. Using stochastic analysis we characterize the complexity of the surface roughness by means of a Fokker-Planck or Langevin equation. The obtained Langevin equation enables us to regenerate surfaces with similar statistical properties compared with the observed morphology by atomic force microscopy.

4 pages, 7 figures