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In the early history of physics, it was assumed for a very long time that there were three phases, or states, of matter: gas, liquid, and solid. The transition from one state to another occurs at a given temperature and pressure corresponding to the physical state with the lowest free energy F.
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Papon, P., Leblond, J., Meijer, P.H.E. (2002). Phase Transitions in Fluids. In: The Physics of Phase Transitions. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04989-1_4
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