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The homogeneous nucleation temperature (<math>T_H</math>) is the [[temperature]] below which it is almost impossible to avoid spontaneous and rapid freezing. | The homogeneous nucleation temperature (<math>T_H</math>) is the [[temperature]] below which it is almost impossible to avoid spontaneous and rapid freezing. | ||
==Zeldovich factor== | ==Zeldovich factor== | ||
The Zeldovich factor <ref>J. B. Zeldovich "On the theory of new phase formation, cavitation", Acta Physicochimica URSS '''18''' pp. 1-22 (1943)</ref> (<math>Z</math>) modifies the Volmer and Weber expression, making it applicable to spherical clusters: | The Zeldovich factor <ref>J. B. Zeldovich "On the theory of new phase formation, cavitation", Acta Physicochimica URSS '''18''' pp. 1-22 (1943)</ref> (<math>Z</math>) modifies the Volmer and Weber expression \eqref{eq_IVW}, making it applicable to spherical clusters: | ||
:<math>Z= \sqrt{\frac{ \vert \Delta \mu \vert }{6 \pi k_B T n^*}} </math> | :<math>Z= \sqrt{\frac{ \vert \Delta \mu \vert }{6 \pi k_B T n^*}} </math> |