Phase Transition from Gas to Plasma: Order Parameter and Critical Point Analysis

Background

We all know about the solid to liquid phase transition and liquid to gas phase transition. However, we do not know about the gas to plasma transition. Does liquid to plasma transition even exist? We don’t know about the gas to plasma transition because of the absence of an order parameter to define this transition. However, there could be macroscopic as well as microscopic order parameter for this transition. For instance, conductivity and electron number could be two order parameters. 

Learning Outcome (LO)

  • LO #1: Exploring the reasoning for gas to plasma transition using microscopic/macroscopic variables. 
  • LO #2: Defining the order parameter as well as critical region for the gas to plasma transition. 

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