Evidence for sharper than expected transition between metastable and unstable states

International Journal of Modern Physics C

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1419-1425

  Heermann, Dieter W ^b   Cordeiro, Claudette E ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

First order phase transition; Ising model; Monte Carlo simulation; Nucleation; Relaxation path statistics; Spinodal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037651208     PISSN: 01291831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129183102004005     Document Type: Article

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