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The Vitreous State

Thermodynamics, Structure, Rheology, and Crystallization

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Authors:
  1. Ivan S. Gutzow

    1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

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  2. Jürn W.P. Schmelzer

    1. Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany

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  • Approx. 40 % of the contents have been updated, changed and amended compared to the previous edition

  • Emphasis now lies on materials science and a more extended discussion of physical and chemical aspects

  • Latest experimental findings, modern theories, incorporation of all new results in glass science obtained in the last years

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 1-5

  3. States of Aggregation, Thermodynamic Phases, Phase Transformations, and the Vitreous State

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 7-67

  4. Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Kinetics of Glass Transition and Stabilization

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 69-125

  5. General Approaches to the Description of the Structure of Glasses

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 127-164

  6. Statistical Physics of Under-cooled Melts and Glasses

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 165-217

  7. Kinetics of Crystallization and Segregation: Nucleation in Glass-Forming Systems

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 219-288

  8. Catalyzed Crystallization of Glass-Forming Melts

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 289-331

  9. Theory of Crystal Growth and Dissolution in Under-cooled Melts: Basic Approaches

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 333-365

  10. Growth of Clusters and of Ensembles of Clusters: Ostwald Ripening and Ostwald’s Rule of Stages

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 367-393

  11. Kinetics of Overall Crystallization: Kinetic Criteria for Glass-Formation

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 395-415

  12. Liquid Phase Separation in Glass-Forming Melts

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 417-424

  13. Rheology of Glass-Forming Melts

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 425-441

  14. Concluding Remarks

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 443-445

  15. Brief Overview on Some New Developments

    • Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer
    Pages 447-523

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 525-553
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About this book

This book summarizes the experimental evidence and modern classical and theoretical approaches in understanding the vitreous state, from structural problems, over equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, to statistical physics. Glasses, and especially silicate glasses, are only the best known representatives of this particular physical state of matter. Other typical representatives include organic polymer glasses, and many other easily vitrifying organic and inorganic substances, technically important materials, amidst them vitreous water and vitrified aqueous solutions, and also many metallic alloy systems. Some of these systems only form glasses under particular conditions, e.g. through ultra-rapid cooling. This book describes the properties and the formation of both every-day technical glasses and especially of such more exotic forms of vitreous matter.
It is a unique source of knowledge and new ideas for materials scientists, engineers and researchers working on condensed matter. The new edition emphasizes latest experimental findings and modern theories, explaining the kinetics of glass formation, the relaxation and stabilization of glasses and their crystallization in terms of new models, derived from the framework of the thermodynamics of irreversible processes. It shows how the properties of common technical glasses, window glass, or the vitreous ice kernel of comets can be used to develop a new understanding of the existence of matter in various, unusual forms. The described theories can even find application for the description of lasers and interesting unusual processes in the universe.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Ivan S. Gutzow

  • Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Jürn W.P. Schmelzer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Vitreous State

  • Book Subtitle: Thermodynamics, Structure, Rheology, and Crystallization

  • Authors: Ivan S. Gutzow, Jürn W.P. Schmelzer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34633-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-34632-3Published: 24 April 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42884-5Published: 08 February 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-34633-0Published: 12 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 553

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Inorganic Chemistry

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