TY - BOOK AU - Venkataraman, G. TI - The many phases of matter SN - 9788173710346 U1 - 530.414 PY - 1991/// CY - Hyderabad, India : PB - Universities Press, KW - Phase transformations (Statistical physics) KW - Molecular dynamics KW - Matter--Properties KW - Condensed matter N1 - What is a phase ?; Variety in phase; Order out of disorder; The birth pangs; The supers; Phase transitions and life; Phase transitions and the early universe; Some parting thoughts; Suggestions for further reading ER -