Mesoscopic Phase Fluctuations: General Phenomenon in Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
General conditions for the occurrence of mesoscopic phase fluctuations in condensed matter are considered. The description of different thermodynamic phases, which coexist as a mixture of mesoscopically separated regions, is based on the {\it theory of heterophase fluctuations}. The spaces of states, typical of the related phases, are characterized by {\it weighted Hilbert spaces}. Several models illustrate the main features of heterophase condensed matter.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0308127,
title = {Mesoscopic Phase Fluctuations: General Phenomenon in Condensed Matter},
author = {V. I. Yukalov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0308127},
year = {2009}
}
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23 pages, Latex, no figures