Table 1 Quantities characterizing the two reference state points in coexistence.

From: Thermodynamics of freezing and melting

T0=2.0 ɛ/kB

Liquid

Crystal

V0/N [σ3]

0.9403(2)*

0.8827(2)

ρ0 [σ−3]

1.0633(2)

1.1329(2)

U0/N [ɛ]

−4.7792(2)

−5.7774(2)

W0/N [ɛ]

17.5418(7)

16.3628(6)

γ 0

4.9164(8)

4.8704(8)

/N [kB]

1.323(5)

1.301(7)

B0N [ɛ/kB2]

6.9(5)

7.2(5)

L 0

—

0.1398(2)

(∂L/∂T)ρ [kB/ɛ]

—

0.041(2)

0.02921(9)

—

[kB/ɛ]

0.0201(4)

—

5.2487(6)

—

[kB/ɛ]

−2.60(14)

—

  1. These numbers were used for calculating the theoretical predictions in Figs 3 and 4 (red curves).
  2. *Numbers in parenthesis give the estimated statistical uncertainty using a 95% confidence interval.
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