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General principle in thermodynamics regarding pVT systems in equilibrium
In thermodynamics, the phase rule is a general principle governing multi-component, multi-phase systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. For a system without chemical reactions, it relates the number of freely varying intensive properties to the number of components, the number of phases, and number of ways of performing work on the system : Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Phase ruleA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: LncRNAs divide and rule: The master regulators of phase separationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The phase rule and its applicationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Solid‐Solution Phase Formation Rules for Multi‐component AlloysCited 3,473 times
- Go sideways: Phase diagramA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Vapor–liquid equilibriumA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun the rule which states that the number of degrees of freedom in a system at equilibrium equals the number of components minus the number of phases plus 2
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Solid‐Solution Phase Formation Rules for Multi‐component Alloys
Unifying hydrotropy under Gibbs phase rule
Crystallography and the phase rule
Phase rule for capillary systems
Gibbs phase rule: A centenary retrospect
On Gibbs' phase rule
Phase Rule Studies of Soap Systems. I. Applicability of the Phase Rule
On Gibbs' phase rule
🆕 Influential since 2022
LncRNAs divide and rule: The master regulators of phase separation
Acceleration of phase diagram construction by machine learning incorporating Gibbs' phase rule
Phase selection rule of high‐entropy metallic glasses with different short‐to‐medium‐range orders
AI‐PAL: Self‐Supervised AI Phase Picking via Rule‐Based Algorithm for Generalized Earthquake Detection
Balanced Energy Gaps as a Key Design Rule for Solution‐Phase Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence
📚 Books worth reading
The phase rule and its applicationsAlexander Findlay · 1904
HandbookPierre Villars, Karin Cenzual · 2011
Phase transformations in metals and alloysDavid A. Porter, Kenneth E. Easterling · 1981- 📕The phase rule and its applicationsAlexander Findlay · 1904
- 📕Phase diagrams for ceramistsErnest M. Levin · 1956
- 📕Phase Equilibria, Phase Diagrams and Phase TransformationsMats Hillert · 2007
- 📕Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir FluidsKaren Schou Pedersen, Peter Lindskou Christensen · 2010
Standard pressure-volume-temperature data for polymersPaul Zoller · 1995
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