Phase Transition Dynamics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521572934)

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.

Author: Akira Onuki
ISBN-10: 0521572932
ISBN-13: 9780521572934
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/06/2002
Pages: 726
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.22lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.50d