Critical index

Japanese: critical index(英語表記)criticalindex
Critical index

…Therefore, when one phase becomes unstable and transitions to another phase, as in a second-order phase transition, the abnormality of the fluctuations will appear to a greater or lesser extent. The index that characterizes the strength of the fluctuations is called the critical index, and is usually expressed by Greek letters such as α, β, γ, δ, …. Experiments have shown that in the phase transition of a substance, the physical quantity generally changes in the form of | T - T c | ν near the phase transition point (critical point), where T is the absolute temperature and T c is the (absolute temperature of) the critical point. …

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Japanese:

…したがって,二次相転移のように,一つの相が不安定化し,他の相に移るときには,多かれ少なかれゆらぎの異常性が現れることになる。 ゆらぎの強さを特徴づける指標が臨界指数critical indexと呼ばれるもので,通常,α,β,γ,δ,……のようにギリシア文字で表される。実験によれば,物質の相転移において,物理量は相転移点(臨界点)の近傍で,絶対温度をT,臨界点(の絶対温度)をTcとすると,一般に|TTcνのような形で変化することが知られている。…

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