ALTERNATION OF NONEQUILIBRIUM AND SEQUENCES OF STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS

An analysis is made of the law of alternating nonequilibrium, dictatin g an oscillatory change in the degree of nonequilibrium for a wide ran ge of influence. With increasing influence, intervals of decreasing de gree of nonequilibrium at their onset correspond to structural transit ions and accompanying anomalous states. This law can be used to identi fy a wide variety of new nonequilibrium effects. (C) 1997 American Ins titute of Physics.