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In studies of phase transitions in solids, specific-heat measurements answer two important questions, namely: (i) is the transition either of the first or of the second order, and (ii) what is the temperature dependence of the specific heat near the transition point.
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Kraftmakher, Y. (2004). Phase Transitions. In: Modulation Calorimetry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08814-2_14
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