KnowraMetastabilityLinked fromLinked fromThe 20 pages that link to Metastability, each with the reason it gives.All 20Related 14Narrower topic 2Compared with 4Thermodynamic equilibriumCompared with: Metastable states can persist without being the true equilibrium state.Clausius–Clapeyron relationCompared with: The relation describes equilibrium boundaries, not the delayed transitions often observed in metastable phases.Phase equilibriumCompared with: A metastable mineral assemblage can persist even when another assemblage is thermodynamically favored.Mechanical equilibriumCompared with: A body can balance in a state that is stable only against small disturbances.