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Pore migration under high temperature and stress gradients

This paper presents the first comprehensive analytical treatment of the complex morphological change and transport of voids in solids under the simultaneous action of temperature and stress gradients. Although presented in the context of nuclear fuel rods, it is also relevant to a range of problems from geological processes to microprocessor interconnects. The novel variational principle employed for this analysis has subsequently been adapted by the author to address a range of physical phenomena, including two papers in the highest ranked applied physics journal on the growth of quantum dots on ultra-thin substrates and the stability of nanowires.