Internal Conjugate States of Matter: A Unified Framework for Hysteresis, Time Emergence, and Nuclear Phase Transitions “In this work, the term ‘phase transitions’ is used in an effective-theory and phenomenological sense, and does not imply the introduction of new fundamental interactions or a replacement of established nuclear or field-theoretic models.” Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International “El autor solicita que cualquier aplicación médica o comercial derive en acuerdos de colaboración o reconocimiento explícito.”