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. 2014 Apr 4;4:4440. doi: 10.1038/srep04440

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(a) Loci of strong maxima (), weak maxima ( in the inset) and minima ( marked with large triangles in the inset) along isobars for K_T(T). (b) Loci of strong maxima (), weak maxima ( in the inset) and minima ( marked with large triangles in the inset) along isotherms. The weak maxima merge with minima. (c) Projection of extrema of K_T in T − P plane. The strong maxima (symbols), weak maxima (solid lines) and minima (dashed lines) of K_T(T) (orange) and K_T(P) (blue) form loci in T − P plane that relate to each other and intersect with the TMD line following the thermodynamic relations discussed in the text. The large yellow circle with label A identifies the region where and converge and display the largest maxima, consistent with the occurrence of a critical point in a finite-size system. Symbols not explained here are as in Fig. 2.

Inline graphic — (a) Loci of strong maxima (), weak maxima ( in the inset) and minima ( marked with large triangles in the inset) along isobars for K_T(T). (b) Loci of strong maxima (), weak maxima ( in the inset) and minima ( marked with large triangles in the inset) along isotherms. The weak maxima merge with minima. (c) Projection of extrema of K_T in T − P plane. The strong maxima (symbols), weak maxima (solid lines) and minima (dashed lines) of K_T(T) (orange) and K_T(P) (blue) form loci in T − P plane that relate to each other and intersect with the TMD line following the thermodynamic relations discussed in the text. The large yellow circle with label A identifies the region where and converge and display the largest maxima, consistent with the occurrence of a critical point in a finite-size system. Symbols not explained here are as in Fig. 2.