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Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.113, No.8, 2941-2944, 2000
Extended corresponding-states behavior for particles with variable range attractions
We propose an extension of the law of corresponding states that can be applied to systems-such as colloidal suspensions-that have widely different ranges of attractive interactions. We argue that the "reduced" second virial coefficient is a convenient parameter to quantify the effective range of attraction. Knowledge of the pair-potential alone allows one to estimate the relative location of the liquid-vapor and solid-fluid coexistence curves.