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Q: What other Scientific "Rules" can or will be broken?
This principle, which states that many substances can occur in up to three phases simultaneously, was explained 150 years ago by the Gibbs phase rule. Today, researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology defying this classical theory, with proof of a five-phase equilibrium, something that many scholars considered impossible. This new knowledge yields useful insights for industries that work with complex mixtures, such as in the production of mayonnaise, paint, or LCD’s.
Professor Remco Tuinier, of the Institute for Complex Molecular
Systems: “At the time, Einstein called Gibbs’ thermodynamics the only theory he really trusted. If we take water as an example, there is one point, with a specific temperature and pressure, where water occurs as gas, liquid, and ice at the same time. The so-called triple point.” Assistant professor Mark Vis, from the same research group as Tuinier, adds: “This classic Gibbs phase rule is as solid as a rock and has never been defied.”
Systems: “At the time, Einstein called Gibbs’ thermodynamics the only theory he really trusted. If we take water as an example, there is one point, with a specific temperature and pressure, where water occurs as gas, liquid, and ice at the same time. The so-called triple point.” Assistant professor Mark Vis, from the same research group as Tuinier, adds: “This classic Gibbs phase rule is as solid as a rock and has never been defied.”
At that specific one point, also called a five-phase equilibrium, a gas phase, two liquid crystal phases, and two solid phases with ‘ordinary’ crystals exist simultaneously.
And that has never been seen before.
“This is the first time that the famous Gibbs rule has been broken,” Vis says enthusiastically."
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