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Introduction

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Condensation of a vapor, evaporation of a liquid, melting of a crystal, crystallization of a liquid are examples of the processes called phase transitions. Generally speaking, they reflect the ability of physical systems to explore a huge range of microscopic configurations in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics. A characteristic feature of a phase transition is an abrupt change of certain properties.

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Kalikmanov, V.I. (2013). Introduction. In: Nucleation Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 860. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3643-8_1

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