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' ... an excellent detailed summary and generalisation of current research.' Materials World
'Particular strengths are the many well-presented figures and micrographs of experimental data, and the extensive reference list at the end of each chapter. The receptive audience will be graduate students and active researchers working on phrase transition dynamics in condensed-matter physics and closely related fields. The book fills an important niche, however, and is well worth the effort.' Comtemporary Physics
Book Description
This book treats a wide variety of topics systematically by constructing time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau models for various systems in physics, metallurgy, and polymer science. Beginning with a summary of advanced statistical-mechanical theories including the renormalization group theory, the book reviews dynamical theories, and covers the kinetics of phase ordering, spinodal decomposition, and nucleation in depth. The phase transition dynamics of real systems are discussed, treating interdisciplinary problems in a unified manner. New topics include supercritical fluid dynamics, stress-diffusion coupling in polymers, and mesoscopic dynamics at structural phase transitions in solids.
Phase Transition Dynamics
Phase Transition Dynamics,Akira Onuki,Cambridge University Press,0521572932,Condensed Matter Physics,Condensed matter,Mathematical Physics,Phase transformations (Statist,Phase transformations (Statistical physics),Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Solid State Physics,Statistical Physics,Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids),Science / Physics
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