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Liquid polymorphism of simple fluids within a van der Waals theory

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1998-04
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We show how a van der Waals theory of simple fluids with an interaction potential whose range has a nonmonotonic density dependence can lead to a liquid-liquid transition in close analogy to recent observations and simulations.
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© 1998 The American Physical Society. M.B. acknowledges financial support from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium) and C.F.T. that from the Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (Spain), Grant No. PB94-0265.
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