Variations of parameters in nucleation process under different external conditions

Abstract

The nucleation process under different external conditions is considered. It is shown that the duration of this process can be connected with the microscopic corrections to the free energy of the critical embryo. Connection between variations in the value of the critical embryo free energy and the duration of the nucleation stage is given for several types of external conditions. This connection is in some cases reciprocal to uncertainty relation in quantum theory. In Appendix the derivation of main features of the general theory on the base of restrictions coming from the possibility of effective and stable observations is given.