Entropy-driven phase transitions and the Kauzmann entropy crisis

We briefly present the Kauzmann entropy crisis and show that it may have a simple explanation in terms of the entropy-driven phase transitions. We discuss in a pedagogical manner why the enthalpy change at the freezing transition is positive even for a hard sphere fluid, despite the fact that the transition is driven by the increase of the entropy. We use this observation to explain qualitatively the Kauzmann entropy crisis.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Hoł yst, R.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 292.2001, 1, p. 255-258
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Phase transition \| Melting \| Metastable phases

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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