Arm number n in symmetric star-polymer melts drives the ODT from second-order to first-order at a tricritical value n_tc ≈ 5.4475 identified by sixth-order RPA expansion and confirmed by SCFT.
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Order-Disorder Tricriticality in $\mathrm{A}_n \mathrm{B}_n$ Star Polymer Melts
Arm number n in symmetric star-polymer melts drives the ODT from second-order to first-order at a tricritical value n_tc ≈ 5.4475 identified by sixth-order RPA expansion and confirmed by SCFT.