Collapse of Metastability: Dynamics of First-Order Phase Transition - Fundamental Theories of Physics - Seiji Miyashita - Books - Springer Verlag, Singapore - 9789811966705 - November 6, 2023
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Seiji Miyashita
Collapse of Metastability: Dynamics of First-Order Phase Transition - Fundamental Theories of Physics 2022 edition

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To understand phenomena in nature, it is important to focus not only on properties of stationary states, but also their changes in time, that is, the dynamics between bistable states. This book reviews the mechanics of first-order phase transitions and discusses relaxation and collapses of metastable states from various viewpoints, including Kramers' method for the lifetime of metastability, Langer’s analysis on the singularity, effects of thermal fluctuation studied by Néel and Brown, and eigenvalue structures of the transfer-matrix for the phase transitions. The book also goes into the mechanics of metastability in quantum systems from the viewpoints of the eigenvalue problem of the Hamiltonian and the Liouvillian for a dynamical process and discusses relations between quantum tunneling processes and metastability therein.

Lastly, the coercivity of magnets consisting of an ensemble of grains is reviewed. The book is beneficial for those new in the field as a primer on first-order phase transition from modern perspectives. The comprehensive content offers overviews of related topics and allows readers to quickly catch up with developments in the field.

259 pages, 49 Illustrations, color; 52 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 259 p. 101 illus., 49 ill

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Released November 6, 2023
ISBN13 9789811966705
Publishers Springer Verlag, Singapore
Pages 259
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   467 g

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