Critical opalescence
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Critical opalescence
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In physics, critical opalescence refers to the dramatic increase in scattering of light in the region of a continuous, or second-order, phase transition. Originally reported by French physicist Charles Cagniard de la Tour in 1823 in mixtures of alcohol and water, its importance was recognised by Irish chemist Thomas Andrews in 1869 following his experiments on the liquid-gas transition in carbon dioxide; many other examples have been discovered since. In 1908 the Polish physicist Marian Smolucho
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2004-11-20T12:43:24Z
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2024-09-14T05:27:15Z
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