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First-order Phase Transitions

First-Order Phase Transitions is a type of phase transition characterized by a discontinuous change in the first derivatives of the thermodynamic potential, such as entropy and volume, resulting in a latent heat and a coexistence of phases at the transition point.

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Cosmology for Grand Unified Theories with Radiatively Induced Symmetry Breaking

Andreas Albrecht, Paul J. Steinhardt · Physical Review Letters · 1982 · 5K citations

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Formation of Glasses from Liquids and Biopolymers

C. A. Angell · Science · 1995 · 4.7K citations

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Cosmic separation of phases

Edward Witten · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1984 · 3.5K citations

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Efficient, Multiple-Range Random Walk Algorithm to Calculate the Density of States

Fugao Wang, D. P. Landau · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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On a generalised approach to first and second order magnetic transitions

Banani Banerjee · Physics Letters · 1964 · 2.7K citations

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    Chongqing University, China

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    Leipzig University, Germany

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