00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611235938 Buklod 20230215085534.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110823s2011 xx u | eng d 9783642196713 (eBook) 3642196713 (eBookk) (iLib)UPD-00215705116 DML eng DMLUC QC 175.16.P5 K53 2011eb Knapek, Christina A. Phase transitions in two-dimensional complex plasmas [electronic resource] Christina A. Knapek. Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011. 1 online resource (xi, 158 p.) col. ill Springer Theses Introduction -- Complex Plasmas -- Experiments -- Data Analysis Techniques -- Estimation of the Coupling Strength -- Theory of Phase Transitions in 2D Systems -- Recrystallization of a 2D Plasma Crystal -- Summary and Outlook -- Estimation of Uncertainties in the Particle Coordinates -- Bond of Orientational Order -- Curriculum Vitae. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. The two experimental studies reported in this thesis contribute important new knowledge about phase transitions in two-dimensional complex plasmas: in one case a determination of the coupling parameter (ratio of mean potential to mean kinetic energy of the particles in an ensemble), and in the other a detailed characterization of the non-equilibrium recrystallization of a two-dimensional system. The latter results are used to establish the connection between structural order parameters and the kinetic energy, which in turn gives novel insights into the underlying physical processes determining the two-dimensional phase transition. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Phase transformations (Statistical physics) Plasma (Ionized gases) Electronic books. SpringerLink (Online service). Electronic Resource Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-19671-3 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource