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The Vitreous State

Thermodynamics, Structure, Rheology, and Crystallization

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Iwan Gutzow

    1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

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  2. Jürn Schmelzer

    1. Fachbereich Physik der Universität Rostock, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 1-4

  3. States of Aggregation, Thermodynamic Phases, Phase Transformations, and the Vitreous State

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 5-66

  4. Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Kinetics of Vitrification

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 67-122

  5. General Approaches in the Description of the Structure of Glasses

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 123-164

  6. Statistical Physics of Undercooled Melts and Glasses

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 165-216

  7. Kinetics of Crystallization and Segregation: Nucleation in Glass—Forming Systems

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 217-282

  8. Catalyzed Crystallization of Glass—Forming Melts

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 283-326

  9. Theory of Crystal Growth and Dissolution in Undercooled Melts: Basic Approaches

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 327-361

  10. Growth of Clusters and of Ensembles of Clusters. Ostwald Ripening and Ostwald’s Rule of Stages

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 363-387

  11. Kinetics of Overall Crystallization. Kinetic Criteria for Glass—Formation

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 389-409

  12. Liquid Phase Separation in Glass—Forming Melts

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 411-418

  13. Rheology of Glass—Forming Melts

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 419-435

  14. Concluding Remarks

    • Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer
    Pages 437-438

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 439-471
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About this book

The present book is devoted to problems of a physically important state of condensed matter - the vitreous state. We tried to summarize here the experimental evidence and the different theoretical approaches - structural, thermodynamic and those of statistical physics - connected with the formation, the kinetic stability and with the general nature of glasses as a particular physical state. In addition, a summary is given on the information available concerning proces­ ses of nucleation and crystallization of glass-forming systems, on methods of preventing or, in contrast, catalyzing crystallization in vitrifying liquids, on the kinetics of nucleation, the modes of crystal growth in undercooled melts and the devitrification of glasses. It was our aim to summarize in the present volume the basic principles and the most significant developments of a newly emerging science - glass science - and to show that, at least, in principle, any substance can exist in the vitreous state. Moreover, we have tried to demonstrate that the characteristic properties of the vitreous state may be attributed under certain conditions not only to systems with an amorphous structure (like the common glasses) but also to a number of other states of condensed matter including the crystalline one.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Iwan Gutzow

  • Fachbereich Physik der Universität Rostock, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Jürn Schmelzer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Vitreous State

  • Book Subtitle: Thermodynamics, Structure, Rheology, and Crystallization

  • Authors: Iwan Gutzow, Jürn Schmelzer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03187-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03187-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 471

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Inorganic Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Chemistry

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