Condensed matter: one substance, two liquids?
Author(s) : DEBENEDETTI P. G.
Type of article: Article
Summary
The author concludes that the transformation from one form of water to the other is discontinuous (that the two forms can coexist) still remains to be proved. A definitive physical picture that explains the behaviour of non-crystalline water at low temperatures is still lacking.
Details
- Original title: Condensed matter: one substance, two liquids?
- Record ID : 1999-0710
- Languages: English
- Source: Nature - vol. 392 - n. 6672
- Publication date: 1998/03/12
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Indexing
- Themes: Thermodynamics and changes of state
- Keywords: Vitrification; Ice; Temperature; Supercooling; Pressure; Crystallization; Water