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The physics of phase transitions: concepts and applications

By Pierre Papon , Jacques Leblond , Paul H.E. Meijer , S.L. Schnur

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
2006
ISBN
9783540333890, 3540333894
Open Library ID
OL9056454M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4067369 bytes)
Series
Advanced Texts in Physics
Edition
2nd rev. ed
Pages
419\419
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

The physics of phase transitions is an important area at the crossroads of several fields that play central roles in materials sciences. In this second edition, new developments had been included which came up in the states of matter physics, in particular in the domain of nanomaterials and atomic Bose-Einstein condensates where progress is accelerating. The presentation of several chapters had been improved by bringing better information on some phase transition mechanisms and by illustrating them with new application examples. This work deals with all classes of phase transitions in fluids and solids. It contains chapters on evaporation, melting, solidification, magnetic transitions, critical phenomena, superconductivity, etc., and is intended for graduate students in physics and engineering; for scientists it will serve both as an introduction and an overview. End-of-chapter problems and complete answers are included.

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