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Coexistence Curve Singularities at Critical End Points
Nigel B. Wildingsubject
PhysicsBinodalPhase boundaryPhase transitionStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Condensed matter physicsFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyThermodynamicsSuperfluidityFerromagnetismLiquid crystalCritical point (thermodynamics)Condensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsPhase diagramdescription
We report an extensive Monte Carlo study of critical end point behaviour in a symmetrical binary fluid mixture. On the basis of general scaling arguments, singular behaviour is predicted in the diameter of the liquid-gas coexistence curve as the critical end point is approached. The simulation results show clear evidence for this singularity, as well as confirming a previously predicted singularity in the coexistence chemical potential. Both singularities should be detectable experimentally.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-16 | Physical Review Letters |