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  2. Critical point (thermodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    A plot of typical polymer solution phase behavior including two critical points: a LCST and an UCST. The liquid–liquid critical point of a solution, which occurs at the critical solution temperature, occurs at the limit of the two-phase region of the phase diagram. In other words, it is the point at which an infinitesimal change in some ...

  3. Critical point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A critical point of a function of a single real variable, f (x), is a value x 0 in the domain of f where f is not differentiable or its derivative is 0 (i.e. ′ =). [2] A critical value is the image under f of a critical point.

  4. Spinodal - Wikipedia

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    A phase diagram displaying spinodal curves, within the binodal coexistence curves and two critical points: an upper and lower critical solution temperature.. In thermodynamics, the limit of local stability against phase separation with respect to small fluctuations is clearly defined by the condition that the second derivative of Gibbs free energy is zero.

  5. Redlich–Kwong equation of state - Wikipedia

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    Moreover, analytic solutions to cubic functions have been known for centuries and are even faster for computers. The Redlich-Kwong equation of state may also be expressed as a cubic function of the molar volume. [7] For all Redlich–Kwong gases: = where: Z c is the compressibility factor at the critical point

  6. Phase line (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A line, usually vertical, represents an interval of the domain of the derivative.The critical points (i.e., roots of the derivative , points such that () =) are indicated, and the intervals between the critical points have their signs indicated with arrows: an interval over which the derivative is positive has an arrow pointing in the positive direction along the line (up or right), and an ...

  7. Van der Waals equation - Wikipedia

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    This fold develops from a critical point defined by specific values of pressure, temperature, and molar volume. Because the surface is plotted using dimensionless variables (formed by the ratio of each property to its respective critical value), the critical point is located at the coordinates (,,). When drawn using these dimensionless axes ...

  8. Cubic equations of state - Wikipedia

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    Above the critical temperature, the PRSV alpha function tends to diverge and become arbitrarily large instead of tending towards 0. Because of this, alternate equations for alpha should be employed above the critical point. This is especially important for systems containing hydrogen which is often found at temperatures far above its critical ...

  9. Phase diagram - Wikipedia

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    The critical point remains a point on the surface even on a 3D phase diagram. An orthographic projection of the 3D p–v–T graph showing pressure and temperature as the vertical and horizontal axes collapses the 3D plot into the standard 2D pressure–temperature diagram. When this is done, the solid–vapor, solid–liquid, and liquid ...