scholarly journals Statistical Complexity and Two Van Der Waals’ Phase Transitions

Author(s):  
Angelo Plastino ◽  
Flavia Pennini

We show that the van der Waals gas does not exhibit just the celebrated liquid-gas 1 transition but also a quantum-classical one. We study the issue with reference to the LMC statistical 2 complexity and in relation to the order-disorder contrast.

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-438
Author(s):  
James Herlihy ◽  
Carol Michelson ◽  
Mercedes Prieto ◽  
Jonathan Ruth ◽  
William A. Barker

Meccanica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 2145-2157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera Chadha ◽  
J. Jena

2010 ◽  
pp. 330-339
Author(s):  
Torsten Fließbach

Author(s):  
Robert H. Swendsen

Phase transitions are introduced using the van der Waals gas as an example. The equations of state are derived from the Helmholtz free energy of the ideal gas. The behavior of this model is analyzed, and an instability leads to a liquid-gas phase transition. The Maxwell construction for the pressure at which a phase transition occurs is derived. The effect of phase transition on the Gibbs free energy and Helmholtz free energy is shown. Latent heat is defined, and the Clausius–Clapeyron equation is derived. Gibbs' phase rule is derived and illustrated.


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