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*[[Gas-liquid phase transitions]]
*[[Gas-liquid phase transitions]]
*[[Glass transition]]
*[[Glass transition]]
*[[Disordered hyperuniform phase]]
*[[Isotropic-nematic phase transition]]
*[[Isotropic-nematic phase transition]]
*[[Jamming transition]]
*[[Jamming transition]]

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A phase transition occurs at points on the phase diagram where the Helmholtz energy function is a singular function of the thermodynamic variables within it [1]. The following is (an incomplete) list of phase transitions. The change from one state to another is usually monitored by some sort of order parameter.

Other transitions

See also

References

Recommended reading