A transition in which a crystal structure undergoes a continuous change and in which
the first derivatives of the Gibbs energies (or chemical potentials) are continuous
but the second derivatives with respect to temperature and pressure (i.e.
heat capacity, thermal expansion, compressibility) are discontinuous. Example: The
order-disorder transition in metal alloys, for example,
CuZn.
Synonymous with continuous transition.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577
(Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations
1994))
on page 589
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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