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For materials capable of attaining two phases, the free energy potential is a non-convex functional of the state variables. Absolute and relative minimizers of this functional are related to stable and metastable states, respectively. Metastability explains the undercooling required for solid nucleation.
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Visintin, A. (1996). Nucleation and Growth. In: Models of Phase Transitions. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, vol 28. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4078-5_8
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