Nucleation barrier
= Nucleation barrier
The maximum free-energy cost along a <nucleation> pathway, at its <critical nucleus>. A pathway with fixed shape is a constraint and need not coincide with an unconstrained saddle point.
= Nucleation barrier
The maximum free-energy cost along a <nucleation> pathway, at its <critical nucleus>. A pathway with fixed shape is a constraint and need not coincide with an unconstrained saddle point.