Title Collapse of Metastability : Dynamics of First-Order Phase Transition Author(s) Miyashita, Seiji Publication Singapore, 1. Imprint: Springer 2. Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. Description XI, 259 p. 101 illus., 49 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note To 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 N??el 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 ISBN,Price 9789811966682 Keyword(s) 1. CONDENSED MATTER 2. CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Phase Transition and Critical Phenomena 6. Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 7. STATISTICAL PHYSICS Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I12452     On Shelf