In its customary formulation for one-component fluids, the Hierarchical Reference Theory yields a quasilinear partial differential equation (PDE) for an auxiliary quantity f that can be solved even arbitrarily close to the critical point, reproduces non-trivial scaling laws at the critical singularity, and directly locates the binodal without the need for a Maxwell construction. In the present contribution we present a systematic exploration of the possible types of behavior of the PDE\ for thermodynamic states of diverging isothermal compressibility κT as the renormalization group theoretical momentum cutoff approaches zero. By purely analytical means we identify three classes of asymptotic solutions compatible with infinite κT, characterized by uniform or slowly varying bounds on the curvature of f, by monotonicity of the build-up of diverging κT, and by stiffness of the PDE in part of its domain, respectively. These scenarios are analzyed and discussed with respect to their numerical properties. A seeming contradiction between two of these alternatives and an asymptotic solution derived earlier [Parola et al., Phys. Rev. E 48:3321 (1993)] is easily resolved.
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Reiner, A. Infinite Compressibility States in the Hierarchical Reference Theory of Fluids. I. Analytical Considerations. J Stat Phys 118, 1107–1127 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-004-2017-x
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