Download or read book First Order Phase Transitions of Magnetic Materials written by Praveen Chaddah and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces new concepts in the phenomenon of 1st order phase transitions. It discusses the concept of kinetic arrest at a certain temperature, with this temperature being dependent on the second control variable (magnetic field, or pressure). It discusses interesting manifestations of this phenomenon when the 1st order transition is broadened, i.e. occurs over a finite range of temperatures. Many examples of this phenomenon, observed recently in many materials, will also be discussed.