Title Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Complex Plasmas Author(s) Knapek, Christina A Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. Description XI, 158 p. 71 illus., 65 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note The two experimental studies reported in this thesis contribute important new knowledge about phase transitions in two-dimensional complex plasmas: in one case a determination of the coupling parameter (ratio of mean potential to mean kinetic energy of the particles in an ensemble), and in the other a detailed characterization of the non-equilibrium recrystallization of a two-dimensional system. The latter results are used to establish the connection between structural order parameters and the kinetic energy, which in turn gives novel insights into the underlying physical processes determining the two-dimensional phase transition ISBN,Price 9783642196713 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Interfaces (Physical sciences) 4. Phase transitions (Statistical physics) 5. Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 6. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES) 7. PLASMA PHYSICS 8. Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films 9. Surfaces (Physics) 10. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I05454     On Shelf