PHZ3400 Phase Transition

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Phases of Matter

Matter can exist in many phases. The phases most common are solids, liquids, and gases.

Gas-Liquid-Solid Phase Diagram

Why Ice Floats? Consequences.

Classification of Phases: Symmetry

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Thermodynamic Limit

Ferromagnet and Currie-Weiss Theory

Other Examples of Symmetry Breaking