"Metastable Liquids" provides a comprehensive treatment of the
properties of liquids under conditions where the stable state is a
vapor, a solid, or a liquid mixture of different composition. It
examines the fundamental principles that govern the equilibrium
properties, stability, relaxation mechanisms, and relaxation rates
of metastable liquids. Building on the interplay of kinetics and
thermodynamics that determines the thermophysical properties and
structural relaxation of metastable liquids, it offers an in-depth
treatment of thermodynamic stability theory, the statistical
mechanics of metastability, nucleation, spinodal decomposition,
supercooled liquids, and the glass transition.
Both traditional topics--such as stability theory--and modern
developments--including modern theories of nucleation and the
properties of supercooled and glassy water--are treated in detail.
An introductory chapter illustrates, with numerous examples, the
importance and ubiquity of metastable liquids. Examples include the
ascent of sap in plants, the strategies adopted by many living
organisms to survive prolonged exposure to sub-freezing conditions,
the behavior of proteins at low temperatures, metastability in
mineral inclusions, ozone depletion, the preservation and storage
of labile biochemicals, and the prevention of natural gas clathrate
hydrate formation. All mathematical symbols are defined in the text
and key equations are clearly explained. More complex mathematical
explanations are available in the appendixes.
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