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CONTINUOUS TRANSITION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continuous transition
1, record 1, English, continuous%20transition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- second-order transition 1, record 1, English, second%2Dorder%20transition
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phase transitions. ... In a continuous transition, entropy changes continuously, and hence the growth of order below Tc is also continuous. There is no latent heat involved in a continuous transition. 1, record 1, English, - continuous%20transition
Record 1, Key term(s)
- continuous phase transition
- second-order phase transition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transition du deuxième ordre
1, record 1, French, transition%20du%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- changement de phase de deuxième ordre 2, record 1, French, changement%20de%20phase%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
- changement de phase de deuxième espèce 2, record 1, French, changement%20de%20phase%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20esp%C3%A8ce
correct, masculine noun
- changement d'état de seconde espèce 3, record 1, French, changement%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20seconde%20esp%C3%A8ce
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Changements de phase. (...) P. Ehrenfest proposa, en 1933, d'appeler transitions du premier ordre les transitions s'accompagnant de discontinuités dans les grandeurs physiques, comme l'entropie, qui sont reliées à des dérivées premières de l'énergie libre, et transitions du deuxième ordre les transitions s'accompagnant de discontinuités dans les grandeurs physiques, comme la chaleur spécifique, qui sont reliées à des dérivées seconde de l'énergie libre, les dérivées premières étant continues. 1, record 1, French, - transition%20du%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- transition de phase du deuxième ordre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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