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A metastable state is a state of a system which is stable over one time-scale and unstable over another timescale. It represents a local, but not global, minimum in the energy landscape of the system. | A metastable state is a state of a system which is stable over one time-scale and unstable over another timescale. It represents a local, but not global, minimum in the energy landscape of the system. | ||
| − | [[Image:metastable.png|300px|thumb|Depiction of metastable state. (Image from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastability Wikipedia] ]] | + | [[Image:metastable.png|300px|thumb|Depiction of metastable state where state 1 is the metastable state, state 2 is the transition state, and state 3 is the stable state. (Image from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastability Wikipedia]) ]] |
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[[Flowing Crystals: Nonequilibrium Structure of Foam]] | [[Flowing Crystals: Nonequilibrium Structure of Foam]] | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 8 December 2011
Introduction
A metastable state is a state of a system which is stable over one time-scale and unstable over another timescale. It represents a local, but not global, minimum in the energy landscape of the system.
Depiction of metastable state where state 1 is the metastable state, state 2 is the transition state, and state 3 is the stable state. (Image from Wikipedia)
