Preface |
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Author biography |
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1 Overview of thermodynamics |
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1.1 Basic concepts and terminology |
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1.1.1 Systems and boundaries |
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1.1.2 Equilibrium and state variables |
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1.2 The laws of thermodynamics |
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1.2.1 The zeroth law of thermodynamics |
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1.2.2 The first law of thermodynamics |
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1.2.3 The second law of thermodynamics |
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1.2.4 The third law of thermodynamics |
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1.3 Fundamental equations |
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1.3.2 The Helmholtz function |
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1.4 Thermal, mechanical, and chemical equilibria |
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1.5.1 The Clausius-Clapeyron equation |
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1.5.2 The Gibbs phase rule |
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2 Brownian motion, random walks, and the diffusion equation |
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2.1 Random walks and Brownian motion |
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2.1.2 The random walk and the diffusion equation |
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2.2 Fick's laws and the diffusion equation |
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2.2.2 The continuity equation |
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2.2.3 Fick's second law and the diffusion equation |
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2.3 Fundamental solution of the diffusion equation |
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2.3.1 Differential equation for Fourier components |
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2.3.2 The fundamental solution |
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2.3.3 Solution of the initial-value problem |
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3 Atomic diffusion in solids |
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3.2 Thermodynamics of point defects |
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3.4 Transition-state theory |
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3.4.1 Assumptions of classical transition-state theory |
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3.4.2 Equilibrium statistical mechanics |
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3.4.3 The dividing surface |
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3.4.5 The harmonic approximation |
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3.5 Analysis of diffusion experiments |
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3.5.1 Diffusion processes |
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4.1 The Bragg--Williams model |
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4.2.1 Thermodynamic stability |
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4.2.2 Stable, metastable, and unstable phases |
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4.2.3 Kinetics of unmixing |
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4.3 The Cahn--Hilliard equation |
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4.3.1 Spatially-varying concentrations |
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4.3.2 The fundamental equations |
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4.3.3 Functional derivative of the free energy |
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4.3.4 Evolution equation for the concentration |
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4.4 Experiments on spinodal decomposition |
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20 | (1) |
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5.1 Classical nucleation theory |
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5.1.2 Homogeneous formation of nuclei |
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5.2 Nucleation rate of solid-state transformations |
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5.3 Homogeneous versus heterogeneous nucleation |
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5.3.1 Heterogeneous nucleation on a surface |
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5.3.2 Elastic effects in solid-state nucleation |
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5.4 Overall transformation rate |
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5.4.1 Kolmogorov--Johnson--Mehl--Avrami theory |
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5.4.2 Derivation of the KJMA equation |
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5.4.3 Determination of nucleation mechanisms |
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6 Instabilities of solidification fronts |
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6.1 Solidification of a pure liquid |
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6.1.2 Velocity of the liquid--solid interface |
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6.1.3 The Gibbs--Thomson equation |
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6.1.4 Equations for the dimensionless temperature |
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6.2 Motion of a spherical solidification front |
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6.2.1 Solution for shape-preserving growth |
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6.3 Linear stability of spherical front |
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6.3.1 Solution of the heat equation |
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6.3.2 The Gibbs--Thomson relation |
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6.3.3 The conservation equation |
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6.3.4 The dispersion relation |
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6.3.5 Numerical simulation of two-dimensional instabilities |
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6.4 Constitutional supercooling |
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19 | (1) |
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7 Diffusionless transformations |
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7.1 Martensitic transformations |
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7.1.1 Crystallographic considerations |
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7.1.2 Free energy changes |
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7.2 Shape memory alloys and pseudoelasticity |
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7.3 Theory of pseudoelasticity |
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7.3.1 Ginzburg--Landau free energy functional |
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7.3.2 Nucleation of critical `true twin' droplets |
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Appendix A Contour integral for the fundamental solution |
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Appendix B Curvature of plane curves |
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Appendix C Integrals for droplet nucleation |
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