Phase transitions and phase coexistence: equilibrium systems versus externally driven or active systems - Some perspectives

Authors :: Peter Virnau
Kurt Binder
Source :: Soft Materials. 19:267-285
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2021.
Abstract: A tutorial introduction to the statistical mechanics of phase transitions and phase coexistence is presented, starting out from equilibrium systems and nonequilibrium steady-state situations in ext...

Subjects :: Physics
Phase transition
Phase (matter)
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
General Materials Science
Active systems
General Chemistry
Statistical physics
Statistical mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Critical exponent

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