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| Title | Speaker |
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| A critical point between a liquid phase and a crystal | Mikhail Dzugutov |
| Location | Time and Date |
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| PDC seminar room, Teknikringen 14, level 3 | 14.30-15.30, 2010-02-24 |
| Abstract |
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| A critical point in thermodynamics refers to a condition where the boundary between two phases ceases to exist. Critical points terminating the liquid-gas or liquid-liquid transition boundaries are common. Following the argument presented by Landau, it is believed that a critical point in a symmetry-breaking transition, like between a liquid and a crystal, is impossible because a discrete symmetry cannot be continuously transformed into the continuous one. In this talk, I present a molecular dynamics simulation demonstrating the existence of a critical point between a liquid and a crystal. This result has been published in: Journ. Chem. Phys. 131, 104502 (2009). |
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