Registry · Definition
IV.D230
tau-effective
formalized
IV.D230 — Second-order phase transition
A second-order phase transition at S_0 is a point where T_tau is continuous but its derivative dT_tau/dS_def is discontinuous, equivalently a jump in d^2 delta / d S_def^2; examples include the superconducting transition and superfluid lambda point.
Book IV
Part 7
Ch. 52