We consider the novel properties of the Stell-Hemmer core-softened potentials. First we explore how the theoretically predicted second critical point for these potentials is related to the occurrence of the experimentally observed solid-solid isostructural critical point. We then discuss how this class of potentials can generate anomalies analogous to those found experimentally in liquid water.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9911249,
title = {Applications of the Stell-Hemmer Potential to Understanding Second Critical Points in Real Systems},
author = {A. Scala and M. R. Sadr-Lahijany and N. Giovambattista and S. V. Buldyrev and H. E. Stanley},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9911249},
year = {2012}
}