Making a (colloidal) liquid: A van der Waals approach
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 52 (1) , 862-869
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.52.862
Abstract
The relation between the nature of the phase diagram and the pair potential is investigated on the basis of a recently introduced van der Waals theory. Both simple fluids and colloidal dispersions that admit a simple fluid description are considered. A necessary and sufficient condition for the occurrence of a liquid phase is formulated and studied for four specific cases. The results compare favorably with data obtained from other sources.Keywords
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