Phase Transitions: Equilibrium and Crystals

Phenomenology of Real Fluids, Critical Point

Explores real fluids around the critical point, supercritical fluids in nature, and their diverse applications.

Nucleation and Growth: Interfacial Phenomena

Explores nucleation, growth, Ostwald ripening, LaPlace pressure, Kelvin equation, phase equilibrium, size dependence of phase transitions, critical micelle concentration, self-assembly, temperature dependence of nucleation rate, heterogeneous nucleation, and melting point depression.

Renormalization & Scaling

Explores renormalization, scaling, critical points, exponents, and phase transitions in conformal field theory and quantum gravity.

High Pressure Chemistry: Novel Process Windows

Explores high pressure chemistry, novel process windows, batch to continuous transition, supercritical fluids, and industrializable technology criteria.

Phase Equilibria: Understanding Vapor-Liquid Separation

Provides an overview of vapor-liquid phase diagrams and their role in separation processes, focusing on phase equilibria and the Gibbs phase rule.