First order phase transitions and the thermodynamic limit

We consider simple mean field continuum models for first order liquid-liquid demixing and solid-liquid phase transitions and show how the Maxwell construction at phase coexistence emerges on going from finite-size closed systems to the thermodynamic limit. The theories considered are the Cahn-Hillia...

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Main Authors:	Uwe Thiele, Tobias Frohoff-Hülsmann, Sebastian Engelnkemper, Edgar Knobloch, Andrew Archer
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2019
Subjects:	cond-mat.soft phase field crystal model Maxwell construction mean-field models localized structures phase separation colloidal crystallization Cahn–Hilliard model
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/10732367.v1
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