cooperative transition

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A transition that involves a simultaneous, collective displacement or change of state of the atoms and/or electrons in the entire system. Examples: An @O04321@ of atoms or electrons, as in an alloy, a ferromagnet or superconductor; a @J03362@ or @F02348@; a @M03708@.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 580 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cooperative transition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01324 RIS BibTex EndNote
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