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  • Title: Virial coefficients and demixing in the Asakura-Oosawa model.
    Author: López de Haro M, Tejero CF, Santos A, Yuste SB, Fiumara G, Saija F.
    Journal: J Chem Phys; 2015 Jan 07; 142(1):014902. PubMed ID: 25573578.
    Abstract:
    The problem of demixing in the Asakura-Oosawa colloid-polymer model is considered. The critical constants are computed using truncated virial expansions up to fifth order. While the exact analytical results for the second and third virial coefficients are known for any size ratio, analytical results for the fourth virial coefficient are provided here, and fifth virial coefficients are obtained numerically for particular size ratios using standard Monte Carlo techniques. We have computed the critical constants by successively considering the truncated virial series up to the second, third, fourth, and fifth virial coefficients. The results for the critical colloid and (reservoir) polymer packing fractions are compared with those that follow from available Monte Carlo simulations in the grand canonical ensemble. Limitations and perspectives of this approach are pointed out.
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