Equation of state of supercooled water simulated using the extended simple point charge intermolecular potential

We carry out extensive molecular dynamics simulations in order to evaluate the thermodynamic equation of state of the extended simple point charge model of water (customarily described by the acronym SPC/E) over a wide range of temperature and density, with emphasis on the supercooled region. We thereby determine the location of the temperature of maximum density (TMD) line and the liquid spinodal line. In particular, we find that the experimental TMD line lies between the TMD lines of the SPC/E and ST2 models of water, so perhaps the behavior of these two models of simulated water “bracket” the behavior of real water. As temperature decreases, we find (i) that maxima appear in isotherms of the isothermal compressibility as a function of density, (ii) that isotherms of the internal energy as a function of volume display negative curvature and (iii) that the pressure of the liquid–vapor spinodal decreases. We compare the results to corresponding behavior found from simulations of the ST2 model of water and...

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