A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Abstract The study of what happens when a system is suddenly brought into a state which is not thermodynamicslly stable has a very long history, the origin of which can be traced to the works of Gibbs last century. In the early days the subject was explored in such various corners of sciences as metallurgy, physical chemistry, meteorology, etc. But in more recent years it has established itself as a major field of basic research. This is evidenced, for instance, by the appearance of the very extensive review article written by theoretical physicists such as J.D. Gunton and the coworkers, (Gunton et al, 1983), and also by the fact that this subject was chosen as one of the important topics in the I.U.P.A.P. Statistical Physics Conferences (for instance, Stanley, 1986). Nowadays, the study of ordering processes is no longer limited to the fields of science mentioned above. On the experimental side, the study spreads over many areas dealing with a wide variety of condensed matter systems such as polymers, fluid mixtures, gels, ferroelectrics, membranes, superfluids, superconductors, and the like. The experimental techniques used are equally multi-faceted; some are looking into transient real space patterns that appear during ordering processes and others study fluctuation spectra in wave vector space. On the theoretical side, not only theoretical physicists are involved but also mathematicians and computer scientists are playing important roles. In other words, the study of the dynamics of ordering processes has now developed into a full-fledged interdisciplinary research area of basic science which is relevant to technology.
Abstract The study of what happens when a system is suddenly brought into a state which is not thermodynamicslly stable has a very long history, the origin of which can be traced to the works of Gibbs last century. In the early days the subject was explored in such various corners of sciences as metallurgy, physical chemistry, meteorology, etc. But in more recent years it has established itself as a major field of basic research. This is evidenced, for instance, by the appearance of the very extensive review article written by theoretical physicists such as J.D. Gunton and the coworkers, (Gunton et al, 1983), and also by the fact that this subject was chosen as one of the important topics in the I.U.P.A.P. Statistical Physics Conferences (for instance, Stanley, 1986). Nowadays, the study of ordering processes is no longer limited to the fields of science mentioned above. On the experimental side, the study spreads over many areas dealing with a wide variety of condensed matter systems such as polymers, fluid mixtures, gels, ferroelectrics, membranes, superfluids, superconductors, and the like. The experimental techniques used are equally multi-faceted; some are looking into transient real space patterns that appear during ordering processes and others study fluctuation spectra in wave vector space. On the theoretical side, not only theoretical physicists are involved but also mathematicians and computer scientists are playing important roles. In other words, the study of the dynamics of ordering processes has now developed into a full-fledged interdisciplinary research area of basic science which is relevant to technology.
Introductory Remarks
Kawasaki, Kyozi (author)
1988-01-01
2 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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