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Metastability and no criticality

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ARISING FROM J. C. Palmer et al. Nature 510, 385–388 (2014); 10.1038/nature13405

Palmer et al.1 support the idea2 of two distinct liquid phases and a low temperature critical point in supercooled water. They do so claiming that molecular simulation of one particular model reveals a stable interface separating two metastable liquids. Here we note that fundamental considerations contradict the idea, and we consider that the data presented do not support the claim. There is a Reply to this Brief Communication Arising by Palmer, J. C. et al. Nature 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature16540 (2016).

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Figure 1: Phase diagram of supercooled water, with T and p denoting temperature and pressure, respectively.

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