Dynamical test of phase transition order

P. E. Cladis; Wim Van Saarloos; David A. Huse; J. S. Patel; J. W. Goodby; P. L. Finn

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.1764

Dynamical test of phase transition order

P. E. Cladis, Wim Van Saarloos, David A. Huse, J. S. Patel, J. W. Goodby, P. L. Finn

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The dynamics of the interface between an ordered phase, characterized by an order parameter, , and a disordered phase where =0 provide a promising, powerful tool to distinguish between continuous or second-order and weakly first-order phase transitions. We apply this idea to the nematic"smectic-A transition and find that this transition is weakly first order even when the latent heat is too small to measure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1764-1767
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	62
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.1764
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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