@ARTICLE {, title = {First-order phase transitions for an ensemble of finite systems}, author = {Medveď, Igor and Huckaby, Dale A. }, journal = {Obzory matematiky, fyziky a informatiky}, year = {2006}, volume = {35}, number = {2}, pages = {24--29}, issn = {1335-4981}, abstract = {We consider a large ensemble of identical systems in cubic volumes of various sizes. Assuming that each system exhibits a first-order phase transition with a two-phase coexistence, we discuss the cumulative effect of the finite-size effects in the constituent systems of the ensemble. Such an analysis is important in the statistical mechanical description of voltammogram spikes measured in electrochemistry.}, }