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van der Waals theory for solids

Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topicsPublished 1 October 1994
A. Daanoun, Carlos F. Tejero, Marc Baus
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It is shown that the competition between the van der Waals loops of the fluid and the solid can produce three different types of phase diagrams for a simple fluid, which could be of relevance to the phase behavior of colloidal dispersions.

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Materials ScienceEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy