Etymology

Clausius-Clapeyron relation

Today it means: A way of characterizing a discontinuous phase transition between two phases of matter of a single constituent. It gives the slope of the tangents to the "coexistence curve" that separates the two phases on a pressure-temperature diagram. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Rudolf Clausius and Émile Clapeyron.

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