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Metastable Liquids provides a comprehensive treatment of the properties of liquids under conditions where the stable state is a vapor, a solid, or a liquid mixture of different composition. It examines the fundamental principles that govern the equilibrium properties, stability, relaxation mechanisms, and relaxation rates of metastable liquids. Building on the interplay of kinetics and thermodynamics that determines the thermophysical properties and structural relaxation of metastable liquids, it offers an in-depth treatment of thermodynamic stability theory, the statistical mechanics of metastability, nucleation, spinodal decomposition, supercooled liquids, and the glass transition. Both traditional topics--such as stability theory--and modern developments--including modern theories of nucleation and the properties of supercooled and glassy water--are treated in detail. An introductory chapter illustrates, with numerous examples, the importance and ubiquity of metastable liquids. Examples include the ascent of sap in plants, the strategies adopted by many living organisms to survive prolonged exposure to sub-freezing conditions, the behavior of proteins at low temperatures, metastability in mineral inclusions, ozone depletion, the preservation and storage of labile biochemicals, and the prevention of natural gas clathrate hydrate formation. All mathematical symbols are defined in the text and key equations are clearly explained. More complex mathematical explanations are available in the appendixes.

Liquids --- Supercooled liquids. --- Phase transformations (Statistical physics) --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical. --- Thermal properties. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Phase changes (Statistical physics) --- Phase transitions (Statistical physics) --- Phase rule and equilibrium --- Statistical physics --- Supercooled fluids --- Adam-Gibbs theory. --- Ginzburg criterion. --- Kauzmann paradox. --- Laplace equation. --- Maxwell construction. --- antifreeze proteins. --- beta relaxation. --- capillarity approximation. --- critical nucleus. --- crystallization. --- detailed balance. --- dividing surface. --- embryos. --- energetics of formation. --- fragile liquids. --- free energy barrier. --- hard sphere fluid. --- ice. --- interfacial tension. --- mean-field theory. --- non-ergodicity parameter. --- order parameter. --- polyamorphism. --- spinodal curve. --- structural arrest. --- supercooled vapors. --- temperature.

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This Special Issue reprint aims to collect new or improved ideas to exploit superconducting materials, as well as graphene, towards achieving innovative devices, either at a small scale, as well as at a large scale. Several potential applications of graphene are enhanced by the possibility to modify its surface to introduce a non-zero bandgap, to tune adhesion and/or hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, etc. These surface properties are crucial to the realization of graphene-based devices. Papers demonstrating graphene and/or superconducting devices, device processing, characterization, and applications, are particularly welcomed. Topics in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to: Graphene devices Graphene based heterostructures Superconducting interfaces Superconducting devices Electronic, optical, photonic and magnetic properties Surface and interfacial characterization techniques Device integration and fabrication

GFET --- RF --- access region --- superconducting devices --- photodetectors --- nanostructured materials --- nanostructured and microstructured superconductors --- high temperature superconductors --- bolometers --- quantum electronics --- noise spectroscopy --- granular aluminum oxide --- superconducting nanowires --- current-resistance effects --- iron-based superconductors --- nanowires --- single-photon detectors --- superconductivity --- transport properties --- energy gap --- superconducting order parameter --- proximity effect --- nano-junction --- Andreev reflection --- chemical --- vapor deposition --- graphene oxide --- transition-metal dichalcogenides --- WS2 --- perfect graphene (p–Gr) --- defective graphene (d–Gr) --- Gr/Si slab --- diffusion barrier --- CI-NEB calculation --- n/a --- perfect graphene (p-Gr) --- defective graphene (d-Gr)

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Molecular simulations are commonly used in physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, and even medicine. This book provides a wide range of molecular simulation methods and their applications in various fields. It reflects the power of molecular simulation as an effective research tool. We hope that the presented results can provide an impetus for further fruitful studies.

Technology: general issues --- molecular dynamics simulation --- osmosis --- water transport --- nanochannel --- carbon nanotube --- graphene --- osmolyte --- compartment --- rhodopsins --- spectral properties of rhodopsins --- spectral tuning in rhodopsins --- engineering of red-shifted rhodopsins --- photobiology --- biological photosensors --- molecular modeling --- multiscale --- coarse graining --- Monte Carlo simulation --- force fields --- neural network --- many body interactions --- sampling --- local sampling --- local free energy landscape --- generalized solvation free energy --- molecular solvation theory --- three-dimensional reference interaction site model --- Kovalenko-Hirata closure --- biomolecular simulation --- multiple time step MD --- protein-ligand binding --- biomolecular solvation --- antibody --- epitope --- molecular dynamics --- mutation --- toll-like receptor --- GPU programming --- DNA damage --- proton transport --- drag reduction --- surfactant molecules --- self-assembly --- coarse-grained molecular simulation --- numerical method --- laser-matter interaction --- time-dependent Schrödinger equation --- time-dependent unitary transformation method --- strong-field ionization --- Kramers-Henneberger frame --- hairy nanoparticles --- adsorption on nanoparticles --- nanocarriers --- computer simulations --- COVID-19 --- SARS-CoV-2 --- PF-07321332 --- α-ketoamide --- 3CL protease --- main protease --- DFT --- CASTEP --- aiMD --- ab initio molecular dynamics --- phase transition --- polymorphism --- Janus particles --- phase transitions --- gemini --- force field --- parametrisation --- antimicrobial --- membranes --- colloids with competing interactions --- periodic microphases --- confinement --- Monte Carlo --- atomistic simulation --- molecular simulation --- hard sphere --- extreme conditions --- nanocomposites --- cluster --- crystallization --- atomic structure --- packing --- semi-flexible polymers --- order parameter --- n/a --- time-dependent Schrödinger equation --- Technology.

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Molecular simulations are commonly used in physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, and even medicine. This book provides a wide range of molecular simulation methods and their applications in various fields. It reflects the power of molecular simulation as an effective research tool. We hope that the presented results can provide an impetus for further fruitful studies.

molecular dynamics simulation --- osmosis --- water transport --- nanochannel --- carbon nanotube --- graphene --- osmolyte --- compartment --- rhodopsins --- spectral properties of rhodopsins --- spectral tuning in rhodopsins --- engineering of red-shifted rhodopsins --- photobiology --- biological photosensors --- molecular modeling --- multiscale --- coarse graining --- Monte Carlo simulation --- force fields --- neural network --- many body interactions --- sampling --- local sampling --- local free energy landscape --- generalized solvation free energy --- molecular solvation theory --- three-dimensional reference interaction site model --- Kovalenko-Hirata closure --- biomolecular simulation --- multiple time step MD --- protein-ligand binding --- biomolecular solvation --- antibody --- epitope --- molecular dynamics --- mutation --- toll-like receptor --- GPU programming --- DNA damage --- proton transport --- drag reduction --- surfactant molecules --- self-assembly --- coarse-grained molecular simulation --- numerical method --- laser-matter interaction --- time-dependent Schrödinger equation --- time-dependent unitary transformation method --- strong-field ionization --- Kramers-Henneberger frame --- hairy nanoparticles --- adsorption on nanoparticles --- nanocarriers --- computer simulations --- COVID-19 --- SARS-CoV-2 --- PF-07321332 --- α-ketoamide --- 3CL protease --- main protease --- DFT --- CASTEP --- aiMD --- ab initio molecular dynamics --- phase transition --- polymorphism --- Janus particles --- phase transitions --- gemini --- force field --- parametrisation --- antimicrobial --- membranes --- colloids with competing interactions --- periodic microphases --- confinement --- Monte Carlo --- atomistic simulation --- molecular simulation --- hard sphere --- extreme conditions --- nanocomposites --- cluster --- crystallization --- atomic structure --- packing --- semi-flexible polymers --- order parameter --- n/a --- time-dependent Schrödinger equation --- Technology.

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With this book, we wish to honor the lifework of K. Alex Müller and present him with this book on the occasion of his 94th birthday. We are convinced that he will very much enjoy reading it. We would like to thank all contributors to this book, who addressed topics complementary and related to his work. The articles of the book represent the efforts in solid state physics – spanning more than 60 years – which have been groundbreaking in scientific and applied sciences. Many of the current hot topics are derived from this earlier work which has pioneered the way toward new experimental tools and/or refined techniques. From this point of view, the book presents, on one hand, a historical review and, on the other hand, a directory of possible future research.

Research & information: general --- Mathematics & science --- ferroelastic --- WO3 --- polarons --- polaronic superconductivity --- transition metal dichalcogenides --- magnetic semiconductor spintronics --- transition metal oxides --- lattice-spin-charge landscapes --- elasticity --- superconductivity --- cuprates --- magnetic penetration depth --- order parameter --- superconducting gap structure --- Kondo effect --- spin relaxation rate --- magnetic resonance --- strontium titanate --- quantum paraelectricity --- quantum fluctuations --- ferroelectricity --- isotope exchange --- external stress --- polar metal --- phase coexistence --- magnetoelectric multiglass --- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) --- ENDOR --- Jahn-Teller --- color centers --- 3d impurities --- perovskite --- SrTiO3 --- 18O --- isotope substitution --- SrTiO3/LaAlO3 --- interface --- heterostructure --- tungsten oxide --- phase separation --- cuprate superconductors --- electronic correlations --- NMR --- pseudogap --- perovskite crystals --- Pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect --- multiferroicity --- permittivity --- flexoelectricity --- polar nanoregions --- orientational polarization --- LSCO --- anti-Jahn-Teller effect --- first-principles calculation --- Kamimura-Suwa model --- spin-polarized band --- Hund's coupling spin-triplet and spin-singlet multiplets --- high-temperature superconductivity --- correlated Femi liquid --- charge density wave --- fluctuation --- strange metal --- coherence length --- granular superconductivity --- Mott transition --- BCS-BEC cross-over --- electron-phonon interaction --- topological insulator --- topological materials --- transition metal dichalcogenide --- helium atom scattering --- perovskite oxides --- phase transitions --- high-temperature cuprate superconductors