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contents In his Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances Gibbs seems to suggest that the chemical potential of a crystal nucleus need not be equal to that of the coexisting fluid. In the field, Gibbs's statement has been something of a hot potato. I argue that a consistent treatment of point defects in the critical nucleus is essential for clarifying the meaning of the chemical potential of the nucleus. In the end -- as always -- Gibbs was right.
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spellingShingle The Second Gibbs Paradox
Frenkel, Daan
Soft Condensed Matter
In his Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances Gibbs seems to suggest that the chemical potential of a crystal nucleus need not be equal to that of the coexisting fluid. In the field, Gibbs's statement has been something of a hot potato. I argue that a consistent treatment of point defects in the critical nucleus is essential for clarifying the meaning of the chemical potential of the nucleus. In the end -- as always -- Gibbs was right.
title The Second Gibbs Paradox
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.22494