Concept

Critical point (thermodynamics)

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Explores renormalization, scaling, critical points, exponents, and phase transitions in conformal field theory and quantum gravity.

Renormalization Group in Field Theory

Explores the Renormalization Group in field theory, discussing scaling functions, critical exponents, and Gaussian fixed points.

Polymer Phase Behavior

Explores the physical chemistry of polymeric materials, emphasizing concentrated solutions and phase separation behavior.

Currents in the O(n) Model: Conformal Field Theory Insights

Covers the O(n) model on the hexagonal lattice and its currents.

Phases and Phase Coexistence

Explains the definition and coexistence of phases, latent heat, and Gibbs phase rule.

Critical Exponents from RG

Covers CFT, gravity, phase transitions, critical exponents, and RG formalism.

Phase Transitions: Metastable States

Explores phase transitions, metastable states, nucleation, and practical applications like cloud seeding and superconductivity.

Phase Transitions: Equilibrium and Crystals

Explores experiments on phase transitions, liquid-gas equilibrium, critical points, and crystal growth.

Correlation Functions in Loop Models: Structural Assumptions

Covers correlation functions in loop models and the role of degenerate fields in conformal field theory.

Real Fluids, Critical Point

Explores real fluids, critical points, supercritical fluids in nature, and their diverse applications.

Phase Transitions and Phase Diagrams

Covers phase transitions, stability, phase diagrams, and phase coexistence, emphasizing experimental observations and the Clausius-Clapeyron equation.

High Pressure Chemistry: Novel Process Windows

Explores high pressure chemistry, novel process windows, batch to continuous transition, supercritical fluids, and industrializable technology criteria.

Phase Transitions

Explores phase transitions, critical points, opalescence, and metastability in substances.

Nanostructured Superconductors

Explores electronic properties of nano-objects, STS spectroscopy, and nanostructured superconductors.

Phase Transitions in the Ising Model

Explores phase transitions in the Ising model, mean magnetization, susceptibility, critical exponents, and the universality of critical exponents.

Renormalization Group: Energy Flow

Explores energy flow and critical points in statistical physics, emphasizing the importance of understanding correlation functions and critical exponents.

Phase Transition in Ising Model

Explores phase transitions in the Ising model, discussing equilibrium states, magnetization, and critical points.

Cavity method and Approximate Message Passing

Explores the cavity method, Approximate Message Passing, and phase transitions in probabilistic models.

Phenomenology of Real Fluids, Critical Point

Explores real fluids around the critical point, supercritical fluids in nature, and their diverse applications.

Saturation Pressure and Real Gases

Explores saturation pressure, real gas behavior, van der Waals equation, and cohesive forces between molecules.