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second order phase transition

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second order phase transition has definition A phase transition where one phase evolves into the other as the temperature changes, so the two phases never coexist. has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:29:39.0
is a kind of phase transition

phase transition has inverse process

physical process has domain physics 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

second order phase transition	has definition A phase transition where one phase evolves into the other as the temperature changes, so the two phases never coexist.
second order phase transition	is a kind of phase transition
phase transition	has inverse process
physical process	has domain physics