An introductory review of various concepts about first-order phase transitions is given. Rules
for classification of phase transitions as second or first order are discussed, as well as …

Recent experimental observations of the onset of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) mineralization
suggest the emergence of a population of clusters that are stable rather than unstable as …

A critical review is presented of all studies on homogeneous nucleation kinetics in crystalline
binary metallic alloys located in the literature. Emphasis was first placed upon examining the …

Lithium (Li) metal is deemed to be the high-energy-density anode material for next
generation batteries, but its practical application is impeded by the uneven electrodeposition …

The lifetimes of metastable states in kinetic Ising ferromagnets are studied by droplet theory
and Monte Carlo simulation, in order to determine their dependences on applied field and …

When a fluid at a constant density ρ in between the densities of coexisting vapor (ρ v) and
liquid (ρ ℓ) at temperatures below criticality is studied in a (cubic) box of finite linear …

We present a field-theoretic description of metastability and nucleation for arbitrary range
interaction models near the limit of metastability, ie, spinodal. We find that as the spinodal is …

Reactive pathways to nucleation in a three-dimensional Ising model at 60% of the critical
temperature are studied using transition path sampling of single spin flip Monte Carlo …

We present a lattice method to compute bubble nucleation rates at radiatively induced first
order phase transitions, in high temperature, weakly coupled field theories …

An integrated overview is presented of a viewpoint on the present understanding of
nucleation and growth mechanisms in both diffusional and shear (martensitic) …