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The 35 pages that link to Critical point, each with the reason it gives.

• Equation of stateRelated: Equations of state are tested by how they represent behavior near this point.

• Phase transitionBroader topic: At this endpoint, the liquid–gas distinction vanishes and the transition becomes continuous.

• Boiling pointNarrower topic: Above it, no ordinary liquid boiling temperature separates liquid from gas.

• Ideal gas lawRelated: Near critical conditions, strong density fluctuations make the ideal-gas approximation especially poor.

• Ideal gasRelated: Near this point, intermolecular effects make ideal-gas predictions inadequate.

• RefrigerantRelated: It sets a key limit on conventional condensation and influences refrigerant selection.

• Thermodynamic stateBroader topic: It is a distinctive state where the liquid–gas phase boundary ends.

• Clausius–Clapeyron relationRelated: Near this endpoint, latent heat and phase-volume differences vanish, limiting ordinary applications.

• Van der Waals equationRelated: The equation predicts critical constants from its two substance-specific parameters.

• Latent heat of vaporizationBroader topic: As a substance approaches this point, its enthalpy of vaporization falls toward zero.

• Real gasRelated: Near this point, real-gas behavior cannot be captured by simple ideal assumptions.

• Vapor–liquid equilibriumRelated: At this boundary, distinct vapor and liquid phases cease to exist.

• Compressibility factorRelated: Near critical conditions, large deviations in Z expose strong density fluctuations and interactions.

• Critical temperatureBroader topic: For a fluid, the critical temperature is the temperature coordinate of this endpoint.

• Universality classRelated: Its divergent fluctuations and scale invariance provide a canonical setting for universality.

• CohesionRelated: Above the critical point, liquid-like cohesion no longer defines a separate phase.

• Supercritical fluidRelated: A supercritical fluid exists beyond this endpoint of the liquid–gas coexistence curve.

• Gas lawsRelated: Near this point, simple gas-law approximations fail markedly.

• Morse theoryNarrower topic: The locations of these points are the basic data Morse theory turns into topology.

• Enthalpy of vaporizationRelated: The distinction between liquid and vapor vanishes there, and vaporization enthalpy approaches zero.

• GasRelated: Near this point, gas-like and liquid-like behavior merge into a single fluid phase.

• Metastable stateRelated: At a spinodal limit, a metastable local minimum can disappear.

• Saddle pointNarrower topic: For a smooth scalar function, a saddle point is a critical point.

• Singularity theoryRelated: Critical points are a central source of singular behavior in maps and functions.

• VaporizationRelated: Beyond it, a distinct liquid-to-vapor transition no longer occurs.

• Johannes Diderik van der WaalsRelated: His equation predicts critical constants and describes the approach to this state.

• Equilibrium thermodynamicsBroader topic: It is a distinctive equilibrium feature predicted by equations of state.

• PhaseBroader topic: It marks where the distinction between two phases disappears.

• Superheated steamRelated: Above water’s critical point, heating does not create superheated steam through ordinary boiling.

• Redlich–Kwong equation of stateRelated: The equation’s substance-specific constants are determined from critical properties.

• VaporRelated: Above this point, a vapor cannot be distinguished from a liquid by a phase boundary.

• Virial expansionRelated: Virial descriptions can reveal limitations as density fluctuations grow near criticality.

• 1,1,1,2-TetrafluoroethaneRelated: R-134a's critical point constrains the temperatures and pressures of its refrigeration cycles.

• Drops and bubblesCompared with: Near the critical point, the distinct liquid–gas interface and its surface tension vanish.

• Theorem of Corresponding StatesBroader topic: Its temperature and pressure define the scales used to reduce fluid properties.