Description:
Nucleation is a stochastic process that occurs as the first step in the formation of a new thermodynamic phase. Understanding nucleation is important for numerous practical applications. The existing classical theory has many shortcomings which restrict its application. This book provides new insight in the theory of nucleation that is critically important for the field. The book is organized to allow the reader to follow the development of the mathematical tools of the suggested approach and explains how these tools are applied to specific problems.
Review Quotes:
"The book covers a wide range of aspects of nucleation. It forms a critical mass by presenting so many issues in one place."
--Abraham Marmur, Technion -Israel Institute of Technology
--Reinhard Miller, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany "This book represents a comprehensive collection of the seminal papers on the nucleation phenomena published over the years by Professor Eli Ruckenstein and his coworkers...The book provides an indispensable resource of brilliantly written papers, each of which contains original ideas and methods. Reading these papers will help young researchers to better understand the methodology of science and learn the principles of the kinetic theory, which can be applied to diverse interfacial phenomena in nature, technology, and medicine."
--Alexander V. Neimark, Ph.D, D.Sc., Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA