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By employing the Path Probability Method, the time evolution of the cluster probabilities for distinctive atomic (spin) configurations on an octahedron cluster during an isothermal aging process following a quenching operation is investigated. A certain cluster shows a peak in the course of the relaxation, although the free energy of the system decreases monotonically towards the equilibrium value. The thermodynamic origin of this non-monotonic behavior is discussed based on the kinetic path in a thermodynamic configuration space and in terms of an interplay between cooling rate and the spin flip probability.
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Mohri, T. (1992). Order-Disorder Kinetics Studied by the Path Probability Method. In: Morán-López, J.L., MejÃa-Lira, F., Sanchez, J.M. (eds) Structural and Phase Stability of Alloys. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3382-5_6
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