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Equilibrium Phase Transition in Statistical Physics

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A principal objective in the study of equilibrium phase transitions is to capture the transitions from one equilibrium to another and to study the nature or order of such transitions. The study of equilibrium phase transitions presented in this book involves a combination of modeling, mathematical analysis, and physical predictions.

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    Tian Ma

  2. Department of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

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Ma, T., Wang, S. (2014). Equilibrium Phase Transition in Statistical Physics. In: Phase Transition Dynamics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8963-4_3

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