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In a fluid, solid-liquid [[phase transitions]] are thought of as being governed | In a fluid, solid-liquid [[phase transitions]] are thought of as being governed | ||
mainly by [[entropy]]. This is | mainly by [[entropy]]. This is supported by the existence of a | ||
[[Hard_sphere_model#Fluid-solid_transition | fluid-solid transition in | |||
the hard-sphere model]], and the transition being not being chiefly dependent | |||
on the | on the density, not so much on the [[temperature]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | *[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | ||
*[[Supercooling and nucleation]] | *[[Supercooling and nucleation]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.60.161 Katherine J. Strandburg "Two-dimensional melting", Reviews of Modern Physics '''60''' pp. 161-207 (1988)] | |||
[[category: phase transitions]] | [[category: phase transitions]] |