Metastable Liquids
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Metastable Liquids

Concepts and Principles

Pablo G. Debenedetti

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Metastable Liquids

Concepts and Principles

Pablo G. Debenedetti

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Metastable Liquids provides a comprehensive treatment of the properties of liquids under conditions where the stable state is a vapor, a solid, or a liquid mixture of different composition. It examines the fundamental principles that govern the equilibrium properties, stability, relaxation mechanisms, and relaxation rates of metastable liquids. Building on the interplay of kinetics and thermodynamics that determines the thermophysical properties and structural relaxation of metastable liquids, it offers an in-depth treatment of thermodynamic stability theory, the statistical mechanics of metastability, nucleation, spinodal decomposition, supercooled liquids, and the glass transition.
Both traditional topics--such as stability theory--and modern developments--including modern theories of nucleation and the properties of supercooled and glassy water--are treated in detail. An introductory chapter illustrates, with numerous examples, the importance and ubiquity of metastable liquids. Examples include the ascent of sap in plants, the strategies adopted by many living organisms to survive prolonged exposure to sub-freezing conditions, the behavior of proteins at low temperatures, metastability in mineral inclusions, ozone depletion, the preservation and storage of labile biochemicals, and the prevention of natural gas clathrate hydrate formation. All mathematical symbols are defined in the text and key equations are clearly explained. More complex mathematical explanations are available in the appendixes.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780691213941
Topic
Scienze fisiche
Subtopic
Fisica

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface and Acknowledgments
  8. 1. Introduction: Metastable Liquids in Nature and Technology
  9. 2. Thermodynamics
  10. 3. Kinetics
  11. 4. Supercooled Liquids
  12. 5. Outlook
  13. Appendix 1: Stability of Fluids: Thermodynamic and Mathematical Proofs
  14. Appendix 2: Thermodynamics of Fluid Interfaces
  15. Appendix 3: Definitions of Microscopic and Statistical Quantities
  16. Index
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APA 6 Citation

Debenedetti, P. (2020). Metastable Liquids ([edition unavailable]). Princeton University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1433091/metastable-liquids-concepts-and-principles-pdf (Original work published 2020)

Chicago Citation

Debenedetti, Pablo. (2020) 2020. Metastable Liquids. [Edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1433091/metastable-liquids-concepts-and-principles-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Debenedetti, P. (2020) Metastable Liquids. [edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1433091/metastable-liquids-concepts-and-principles-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Debenedetti, Pablo. Metastable Liquids. [edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press, 2020. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.