The thermodynamics of clusters in a carrier gas KU Leuven
One of the fascinating aspects of physics is that one sometimes encounters systems that cannot be characterised by established descriptions. In thermodynamics some systems cannot be fit neatly in one of the three common aggregation states: gas, liquid and solid. Well known examples include glasses and liquid crystals, which have properties of both solids and liquids. Here, we discuss a gas of metal clusters, a system that is both solid and ...