Estimate for
Shape Parameter
Surface
tension anisotropy g(n)
(cubic crystal):
n = (nx,ny,nz)
is the unit normal of the crystal-melt interface.
For SCN, e4 = 0.0055 ±
0.0015 [Glicksman et al. (1986)].
For small anisotropy, the equilibrium shape
is geometrically similar to a polar plot of the surface free energy, and we have
