by A L Itkin (International Institute for Problems of the Asteroid Hazard, Russia) & E G Kolesnichenko (International Institute for Problems of the Asteroid Hazard, Russia)

This book summarizes results on the creation of a new theory of condensation which has an impact on consideration of some microscopic effects left aside in the usual nucleation theories. In particular, the main idea of the authors' microscopic condensation theory is that it considers the violation of the equilibrium cluster distribution over the internal degrees of freedom due to co-occurring condensation and decay reactions of the clusters.

• Brief Review of the Existing Nucleation Theories
• Main Principles of the Microscopic Theory of Condensation
• Juxtaposition with the Other Theories and Experiments
• Kinetic Theory of Photostimulated Nucleation
• Kinetic Theory of Iron-Induced Nucleation
• Conclusions
• Appendices: Dimensionless Form of System
• Low-Pressure Limit
• Quasisteady Equations for Concentrations
• FORTRAN Subroutines for Computing Parameters of the Theory