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A term that describes the state of a phase in which an energy barrier considerably higher than \(k\ T\) must be surmounted before this phase can transform to a phase of lower molar @[email protected] and molar @[email protected], where \(k\) is the @[email protected] and \(T\) the @[email protected]
Note:
In a thermodynamic sense, the equilibrium state is the state with the lowest molar Gibbs energy; a @[email protected] state corresponds to a relative minimum in the molar Gibbs energy.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 586 [Terms] [Paper]