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This work presents an introduction to the thermodynamics and kinetics of first-order and continuous phase transitions. In the first three sections both types of transitions are described in the framework of classical equilibrium thermodynamics, as well as using a relatively simple version of Landau’s phenomenological approach. Section 4 introduces the statistical mechanics approach to phase transitions, making use of reticular models. Finally, in section 5, reticular models are used to study two different non-equilibrium aspects of phase transitions: the dynamics of domain growth and the dynamics of avalanches and hysteresis in first-order phase transitions.
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Ortin, J. (1997). Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transitions. In: Berveiller, M., Fischer, F.D. (eds) Mechanics of Solids with Phase Changes. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 368. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2660-8_1
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