Phase transitions in fiber materials

U. Sandler and A. Wyler
Phys. Rev. B 61, 16 – Published 1 January 2000; Errata Phys. Rev. B 62, 10570 (2000); Phys. Rev. B 65, 209902 (2002)
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Abstract

We propose a theory for the phase transitions in materials made from natural fibers. At heating, the theory predicts structural phase transitions of the first order. The normalized thermodynamical characteristics show the universal behavior of a scaling law, which is unusual for first order phase transitions The scaling exponents depend only on the exponent of the energy of small-angle interaction between fiber segments. We consider here some specific fibers like collagen which “melt” (denaturate) at higher temperature and we found explicit expressions for the thermodynamics characteristics, which can be verified by experiment.

  • Received 1 March 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.61.16

©2000 American Physical Society

Errata

Erratum: Electronic structure of NiS1xSex [Phys. Rev. B 61, 16 370 (2000)]

S. R. Krishnakumar, N. Shanthi, Priya Mahadevan, and D. D. Sarma
Phys. Rev. B 62, 10570 (2000)

Erratum: Tricritical behavior in the extended Hubbard chains [Phys. Rev. B 61, 16 377 (2000)]

Masaaki Nakamura
Phys. Rev. B 65, 209902 (2002)

Authors & Affiliations

U. Sandler and A. Wyler

  • Jerusalem College of Technology, P.O. Box 16031, 91160 Jerusalem, Israel

Comments & Replies

Comment on “Magnetoresistance and differential conductance in mutliwalled carbon nanotubes”

Christian Schönenberger and Adrian Bachtold
Phys. Rev. B 64, 157401 (2001)

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Vol. 61, Iss. 1 — 1 January 2000

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