A fast and accurate (to any required precision) numerical method is present
ed to calculate the vapour-liquid equilibrium for any subcritical temperatu
re from a given equation of state. The calculations are made using the popu
lar program MATHEMATICA, and we think that this method could be very useful
in chemical physics and chemical engineering applications, as well as for
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