Cooperative transition

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002553",
  "term": "Cooperative transition",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A phase transition in which a large number of constituent units within a system undergo a simultaneous or highly correlated change in their state. This collective behavior leads to a sharp and often dramatic change in the macroscopic properties of the material. Examples include magnetic ordering transitions and protein folding.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Jahn-Teller transition",
    "ferroic transition",
    "martensitic transition",
    "order-disorder transition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 580 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/cooperative-transition/"
}