6 research outputs found
Asymmetric Fluid Criticality I: Scaling with Pressure Mixing
The thermodynamic behavior of a fluid near a vapor-liquid and, hence,
asymmetric critical point is discussed within a general ``complete'' scaling
theory incorporating pressure mixing in the nonlinear scaling fields as well as
corrections to scaling. This theory allows for a Yang-Yang anomaly in which
\mu_{\sigma}^{\prime\prime}(T), the second temperature derivative of the
chemical potential along the phase boundary, diverges like the specific heat
when T\to T_{\scriptsize c}; it also generates a leading singular term,
|t|^{2\beta}, in the coexistence curve diameter, where t\equiv
(T-T_{\scriptsize c}) /T_{\scriptsize c}. The behavior of various special loci,
such as the critical isochore, the critical isotherm, the k-inflection loci, on
which \chi^{(k)}\equiv \chi(\rho,T)/\rho^{k} (with \chi = \rho^{2}
k_{\scriptsize B}TK_{T}) and C_{V}^{(k)}\equiv C_{V}(\rho,T)/\rho^{k} are
maximal at fixed T, is carefully elucidated. These results are useful for
analyzing simulations and experiments, since particular, nonuniversal values of
k specify loci that approach the critical density most rapidly and reflect the
pressure-mixing coefficient. Concrete illustrations are presented for the
hard-core square-well fluid and for the restricted primitive model electrolyte.
For comparison, a discussion of the classical (or Landau) theory is presented
briefly and various interesting loci are determined explicitly and illustrated
quantitatively for a van der Waals fluid.Comment: 21 pages in two-column format including 8 figure
Crossover phenomena in spin models with medium-range interactions and self-avoiding walks with medium-range jumps
We study crossover phenomena in a model of self-avoiding walks with
medium-range jumps, that corresponds to the limit of an -vector
spin system with medium-range interactions. In particular, we consider the
critical crossover limit that interpolates between the Gaussian and the
Wilson-Fisher fixed point. The corresponding crossover functions are computed
using field-theoretical methods and an appropriate mean-field expansion. The
critical crossover limit is accurately studied by numerical Monte Carlo
simulations, which are much more efficient for walk models than for spin
systems. Monte Carlo data are compared with the field-theoretical predictions
concerning the critical crossover functions, finding a good agreement. We also
verify the predictions for the scaling behavior of the leading nonuniversal
corrections. We determine phenomenological parametrizations that are exact in
the critical crossover limit, have the correct scaling behavior for the leading
correction, and describe the nonuniversal lscrossover behavior of our data for
any finite range.Comment: 43 pages, revte
Turbidity data of weightless SF6 near its liquid-gas critical point
Light transmission measurements performed in SF6 close to its liquid–gas critical point are used to obtain turbidity data in the reduced temperature range..