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TRANSICION PRIMER ORDEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- first-order transition
1, record 1, English, first%2Dorder%20transition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- discontinuous transition 1, record 1, English, discontinuous%20transition
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phase transitions. ... Discontinuous transitions involve a discontinuous change in the entropy at the transition temperature. A familiar example of this type of transition is the freezing of water into ice. As water reaches the freezing point, order develops without any change in temperature. Thus there is a dicontinuous decrease in the entropy at the freezing point. 1, record 1, English, - first%2Dorder%20transition
Record 1, Key term(s)
- discontinuous phase transition
- first-order phase transition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transition du premier ordre
1, record 1, French, transition%20du%20premier%20ordre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- changement de phase du premier ordre 2, record 1, French, changement%20de%20phase%20du%20premier%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
- changement de phase de première espèce 2, record 1, French, changement%20de%20phase%20de%20premi%C3%A8re%20esp%C3%A8ce
correct, masculine noun
- changement d'état de première espèce 3, record 1, French, changement%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20premi%C3%A8re%20esp%C3%A8ce
correct, masculine noun
- changement d'état discontinu 3, record 1, French, changement%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20discontinu
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 secondes de l'énergie libre, les dérivées premières étant continues. 1, record 1, French, - transition%20du%20premier%20ordre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- transition de phase du premier ordre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Termodinámica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transición de primer orden
1, record 1, Spanish, transici%C3%B3n%20de%20primer%20orden
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cambio de estado asociado con cristalización o fusión en un polímero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - transici%C3%B3n%20de%20primer%20orden
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