Thermodynamic Model and Sum Rules for Three-Phase Coexistence near theTricritical Point in a Liquid Mixture

Miron Kaufman, K. K. Bardhan, Robert B. Griffiths

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Abstract

Two sum rules for order-parameter susceptibilities are derived for the classical theory of the three-phase region near a tricritical point in ordinary liquid mixtures. The classical theory can also be fitted in a quantitative way to the composition data of Lang and Widom near the tricritical point in the mixture ethanol+ benzene+ water + ammonium sulfate.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume44
StatePublished - Jan 1980

Disciplines

  • Physics

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