Generalized definitions of phase transitions

We define a first-order phase transition as a bimodality of the event distribution in the space of observations and we show that this is equivalent to a curvature anomaly of the thermodynamical potential and that it implies the Yang Lee behavior of the zeroes of the partition sum. Moreover, it allows to study phase transitions out of equilibrium.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Chomaz, Ph. ; Gulminelli, F.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 305.2002, 1, p. 330-335
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Phase transition \| Order parameter \| Fluctuation \| Finite systems

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

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