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By taking account of the finite-size effect rationally in the framewor
k of the Hartree-Fock theory, saturation properties at zero-temperatur
e and liquid-gas phase transitions in finite nuclear matter are invest
igated with the Skyrme effective interaction and the Coulomb force. Th
e critical temperature for the liquid-gas phase transition of finite n
uclear matter is found to be around 12 MeV.