Gas-liquid phase transitions: Difference between revisions
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These are usually [[first order phase transitions | first order phase transitions]], | |||
except at [[critical points]], where the order turns [[second order phase transitions | second order]]; | |||
for [[supercritical]] points, the two phases become one. | |||
Between the two phases in coexistence a [[liquid-vapor interface]] of molecular size is | |||
formed. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.87.404 C. N. Yang and T. D. Lee "Statistical Theory of Equations of State and Phase Transitions. I. Theory of Condensation", Physical Review '''87''' pp. 404 - 409 (1952)] | #[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.87.404 C. N. Yang and T. D. Lee "Statistical Theory of Equations of State and Phase Transitions. I. Theory of Condensation", Physical Review '''87''' pp. 404 - 409 (1952)] | ||
[[category: phase transitions]] | [[category: phase transitions]] |
Revision as of 13:13, 4 December 2007
These are usually first order phase transitions, except at critical points, where the order turns second order; for supercritical points, the two phases become one. Between the two phases in coexistence a liquid-vapor interface of molecular size is formed.