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References-Chapter 1
J.W. Cahn, in “Critical Phenomena in Alloys, Magnets, and Superconductors”, McGraw-Hill, edited by R.E. Mills, E. Ascher and R.J. Jaffee (1971).
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General References
F.F. Abraham, “Homogeneous Nucleation Theory”, Academic Press (New York and London), (1974). This is one of the standard texts on homogeneous nucleation theory.
V.P. Skripov, “Metastable Liquids”, J. Wiley and Sons Inc., (New York), (1974). Another useful text on metastability.
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Reference [7] above (J.D. Gunton, M. San Miguel and P.S. Sahni) contains an extensive review of both the theoretical and experimental aspects of metastable and unstable states. In particular, it contains a list of references for each of the chapters discussed in this monograph.
O. Fenrose and J.L. Lebowitz, in "Studies in Statistical Mechanics” Vol. 7, North-Holland), edited by J.L. Lebowitz and E. Montroll.
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(1983). Introduction. In: Gunton, J.D., Droz, M. (eds) Introduction to the Theory of Metastable and Unstable States. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 183. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035332
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