Percolation line of stable clusters in supercritical fluids

Abstract

We predict that self-bound clusters of particles exist in the supercritical phase of simple fluids. These clusters, whose internal temperature is lower than the global temperature of the system, define a percolation line that starts at the critical point. This line should be physically observable. Possible experiments showing the validity of these predictions are discussed.

5 pages, 3 figures, corrected some typos

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• Analyzing Fragmentation of Simple Fluids with Percolation Theory

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