Can I read Thermodynamic Stability of Rigid Solids on EtoBox?

Thermodynamic Stability of Rigid Solids by Rajat Sharma is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Thermodynamic Stability of Rigid Solids about?

This document proposes that while rigid solids cannot exist in the thermodynamic limit, they can exist as metastable states. It introduces a thermodynamic variable X that quantifies particle rearrangements during deformation, and its conjugate field hX. Advanced simulations are used to obtain the equilibrium free energy as a function of X and hX, leading to a phase diagram. This reveals conditions under which thermodynamically stable rigid crystals can exist, and explains failure of solids as a kinetic proc

Author

Rajat Sharma

Language

EN