The Physics of Phase Transitions Concepts and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Papon, Pierre (Editor), Leblond, Jacques (Editor), Meijer, Paul H.E (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Physics.; Condensed matter.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

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 B...

Table of Contents:

• Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions
• Dynamics of Phase Transitions
• Phase Transitions in Liquids and Solids: Solidi.cation and Melting
• Phase Transitions in Fluids
• The Glass Transition
• Gelation and Transitions in Biopolymers
• Transitions and Collective Phenomena in Solids. New Properties
• Collective Phenomena in Liquids: Liquid Crystals and Super.uidity
• Microstructures, Nanostructures and Phase Transitions
• Transitions in Thin Films
• Phase Transitions under Extreme Conditions and in Large Natural and Technical Systems.