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In a fluid, solid-liquid [[phase transitions]] are thought of as being governed | In a fluid, solid-liquid [[phase transitions]] are thought of as being governed | ||
mainly by [[entropy]]. This is | mainly by [[entropy]]. This is at variance with the [[Gas-liquid_phase_transitions | gas-liquid phase transition]], which is mainly governed by [[Internal_energy | energy]]. | ||
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This point of view is supported by the solid-liquid transition being not being greatly dependent | |||
on the density, | on the [[temperature]], but on the [[density]]. Accordingly, the [[Hard_sphere_model | hard sphere fluid]], for which temperature does not enter at all, exhibits a [[Hard_sphere_model#Fluid-solid_transition | fluid-solid transition]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | *[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | ||
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In a fluid, solid-liquid phase transitions are thought of as being governed mainly by entropy. This is at variance with the gas-liquid phase transition, which is mainly governed by energy.
This point of view is supported by the solid-liquid transition being not being greatly dependent on the temperature, but on the density. Accordingly, the hard sphere fluid, for which temperature does not enter at all, exhibits a fluid-solid transition.