| Thermomechanics of Phase Transitions in Classical Field Theory Contributor(s): Claben, Ingo (Author), Ehrig, Hartmut (Author), Romano, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9810213980 ISBN-13: 9789810213985 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530.474 |
| LCCN: 93030499 |
| Series: Series on Advances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 8.8" (1.05 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The complex processes of state changes can be interpreted by resorting to Statistical Quantum Mechanics. However, it is well known that a phenomenological description of state changes can be obtained by using the classical continuum theory. This book supplies a panoramic picture of known and new mathematical models which are suitable to describe phase changes from a macroscopic view point. All these models are derived from the theory of continuous systems with a nonmaterial interface and allow to describe processes of solidification, melting, and vaporization. The nonlocal continuum theory of systems with a non material interface provides a more complex mathematical model in dealing with crystal growth either in a pure melt or in a mixture. A chapter is devoted to the analysis of phase changes in ferroelectric and ferromagnetic crystals. |