LEADER 03517nam 22006015 450 001 9910629293903321 005 20251009102939.0 010 $a9789811966682$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9789811966675 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-19-6668-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7132889 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7132889 035 $a(CKB)25289752800041 035 $a(PPN)266348947 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-19-6668-2 035 $a(OCoLC)1350842398 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925289752800041 100 $a20221105d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCollapse of Metastability $eDynamics of First-Order Phase Transition /$fby Seiji Miyashita 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (260 pages) 225 1 $aFundamental Theories of Physics,$x2365-6425 ;$v211 311 08$aPrint version: Miyashita, Seiji Collapse of Metastability Singapore : Springer,c2022 9789811966675 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- What is the Metastability -- Metastability-Collapse by Thermal Fluctuation -- Metastability-Collapse with Quantum Fluctuation -- First-Order Phase Transition in Non-equilibrium Steady Systems -- Eigenvalue Picture of the First-Order Phase Transition -- Coercivity and Permanent Magnet -- Summary. 330 $aTo understand phenomena in nature, it is important to focus not only on properties of stationary states, but also their changes in time, that is, the dynamics between bistable states. This book reviews the mechanics of first-order phase transitions and discusses relaxation and collapses of metastable states from various viewpoints, including Kramers' method for the lifetime of metastability, Langer?s analysis on the singularity, effects of thermal fluctuation studied by Néel and Brown, and eigenvalue structures of the transfer-matrix for the phase transitions. The book also goes into the mechanics of metastability in quantum systems from the viewpoints of the eigenvalue problem of the Hamiltonian and the Liouvillian for a dynamical process and discusses relations between quantum tunneling processes and metastability therein. Lastly, the coercivity of magnets consisting of an ensemble of grains is reviewed. The book is beneficial for those new in the field as a primer on first-order phase transition from modern perspectives. The comprehensive content offers overviews of related topics and allows readers to quickly catch up with developments in the field. 410 0$aFundamental Theories of Physics,$x2365-6425 ;$v211 606 $aCondensed matter 606 $aStatistical physics 606 $aCondensed Matter Physics 606 $aStatistical Physics 606 $aPhase Transition and Critical Phenomena 606 $aPhase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 615 0$aCondensed matter. 615 0$aStatistical physics. 615 14$aCondensed Matter Physics. 615 24$aStatistical Physics. 615 24$aPhase Transition and Critical Phenomena. 615 24$aPhase Transitions and Multiphase Systems. 676 $a016.61483 700 $aMiyashita$b Seiji$01265773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910629293903321 996 $aCollapse of Metastability$92968228 997 $aUNINA