Sudden Change in the World
Abstract. The suddenness of phase change is examined as an example of a discontinuity in nature, in which an apparently random microscopic event can trigger a macroscopic change of state such as the crystallization of a liquid. Recent advances in nucleation theory that have helped to quantify but no...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1994
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| In: |
Zygon
Year: 1994, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 547-555 |
| Further subjects: | B
Thermodynamics
B Randomness B metastability B phase transitions B God's action in the world |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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