Chapter 4. Statistical Theories of Phase Transitions
- Prof. Gernot Kostorz
Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/352760264X.ch4
Copyright © 2001 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Book Title
Phase Transformations in Materials
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How to Cite
Binder, K. (2005) Statistical Theories of Phase Transitions, in Phase Transformations in Materials (ed G. Kostorz), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/352760264X.ch4
Editor Information
ETH Zürich, Institut fü Angewandte Physik, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Publication History
- Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
- Published Print: 10 AUG 2001
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9783527302567
Online ISBN: 9783527602643
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- statistical theories of phase transitions;
- order parameters;
- Landau symmetry classification;
- second-order transitions;
- critical phenomena;
- first-order transitions;
- fluctuations at phase transitions;
- surfaces;
- quenched disorder;
- phase diagrams;
- order–disorder phenomena;
- alloys;
- molecular field theory;
- metastability
Summary
List of Symbols and Abbreviations
Introduction
Phenomenological Concepts
Order Parameters and the Landau Symmetry Classification
Second-Order Transitions and Concepts about Critical Phenomena (Critical Exponents, Scaling Laws, etc.)
Second-Order Versus First-Order Transitions; Tricritical and Other Multicritical Phenomena
Dynamics of Fluctuations at Phase Transitions
Effects of Surfaces and of Quenched Disorder on Phase Transitions: a Brief Overview
Computational Methods Dealing with the Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions and Phase Diagrams
Models for Order–Disorder Phenomena in Alloys
Molecular Field Theory and its Generalization (Cluster Variation Method, etc.)
Computer Simulation Techniques
Concepts About Metastability
Discussion
References