A summary of this paper which provides a coherent framework for analysing hysteresis and phase coexistence in bistable systems. All errors and omissions are mine entirely. All good stuff is down to the authors. Sometimes, it is remarkable how simple the world really is. In my small room there are trillions upon trillions of particles, billions of which are jiggling and flying across the room randomly. Despite this frenetic atomic bombardment, objects are distinct. Even though each molecule mo...
