0.95
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R(T,V) = —
T/T_c = 0.95
Phase: below T_c
T/T_c = 0.95
Phase: below T_c
van der Waals:
(P + a/V²)(V−b) = RT
Critical point:
T_c = 8a/27Rb, V_c = 3b
Ruppeiner curvature:
R → ±∞ at phase transition → measures interaction correlation length
(P + a/V²)(V−b) = RT
Critical point:
T_c = 8a/27Rb, V_c = 3b
Ruppeiner curvature:
R → ±∞ at phase transition → measures interaction correlation length
Ruppeiner (1979): thermodynamic metric connects to correlation length ξ via R ~ ξd