A new method for analyzing second-order phase transitions applied to the ferromagnetic transition of a polaronic system

A. Souza, Yi-Kuo Yu, J. J. Neumeier +2

A new method for analyzing second-order phase transitions is presented and applied to the polaronic system La${}_{0.7}$Ca${}_{0.3}$MnO${}_3$. It utilizes heat capacity and thermal expa…