We investigate the low-density limit of a theory for the structure of a fluid of hard spheres which is made fully consistent on the thermodynamic side [G. Giunta, C. Caccamo, and P. V. Giaquinta, Phys. Rev. A 31, 2477 (1985)]. The space behavior of the tail function is studied analytically up to second order in the packing fraction. The fourth virial coefficient predicted by the theory is also explicitly evaluated and found to slightly underestimate the exact result.
LOW-DENSITY PROPERTIES OF A HARD-SPHERE FLUID WITHIN A THERMODYNAMICALLY CONSISTENT THEORY
GIAQUINTA, Paolo Vittorio;MALESCIO, Gianpietro
1987-01-01
Abstract
We investigate the low-density limit of a theory for the structure of a fluid of hard spheres which is made fully consistent on the thermodynamic side [G. Giunta, C. Caccamo, and P. V. Giaquinta, Phys. Rev. A 31, 2477 (1985)]. The space behavior of the tail function is studied analytically up to second order in the packing fraction. The fourth virial coefficient predicted by the theory is also explicitly evaluated and found to slightly underestimate the exact result.File in questo prodotto:
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