Polymorphic Phase Transitions in Liquids and Glasses

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Tor Grande · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

C. Austen Angell · Arizona State University

Paul F. McMillan · Arizona State University

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Fluids such as liquids and glasses are not usually thought of as possessing distinct forms or phases. As Poole et al . discuss in their Perspective, recent results show that liquids can exhibit “polymorphism”—different phases characterized by different densities.

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Material Dynamics and Properties Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

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Published in: Science

Volume 275, Issue 5298, pp. 322-323

DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5298.322

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Polymorphic Phase Transitions in Liquids and Glasses

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