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where <math> \Phi_{12}\left(r \right) </math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]] between two soft spheres separated by a distance <math>r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|</math>, <math>\epsilon </math> is the interaction strength and <math> \sigma </math> is the diameter of the sphere. Frequently the value of <math>n</math> is taken to be 12, thus the model effectively becomes the high temperature limit of the [[Lennard-Jones model]] <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.2.221 Jean-Pierre Hansen "Phase Transition of the Lennard-Jones System. II. High-Temperature Limit", Physical Review A '''2''' pp. 221-230 (1970)]</ref>. If <math>n\rightarrow \infty</math> one has the [[hard sphere model]]. For <math>n \le 3</math> no thermodynamically stable phases are found. | where <math> \Phi_{12}\left(r \right) </math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]] between two soft spheres separated by a distance <math>r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|</math>, <math>\epsilon </math> is the interaction strength and <math> \sigma </math> is the diameter of the sphere. Frequently the value of <math>n</math> is taken to be 12, thus the model effectively becomes the high temperature limit of the [[Lennard-Jones model]] <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.2.221 Jean-Pierre Hansen "Phase Transition of the Lennard-Jones System. II. High-Temperature Limit", Physical Review A '''2''' pp. 221-230 (1970)]</ref>. If <math>n\rightarrow \infty</math> one has the [[hard sphere model]]. For <math>n \le 3</math> no thermodynamically stable phases are found. | ||
==Equation of state== | ==Equation of state== | ||
The soft-sphere [[Equations of state | equation of state]]<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672728 William G. Hoover, Marvin Ross, Keith W. Johnson, Douglas Henderson, John A. Barker and Bryan C. Brown "Soft-Sphere Equation of State", Journal of Chemical Physics '''52''' pp. 4931-4941 (1970)]</ref> has recently been studied by Tan, Schultz and Kofke<ref name="Tan">[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2010.520041 Tai Boon Tan, Andrew J. Schultz and David A. Kofke "Virial coefficients, equation of state, and solid-fluid coexistence for the soft sphere model", Molecular Physics '''109''' pp. 123-132 (2011)]</ref> | The soft-sphere [[Equations of state | equation of state]]<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672728 William G. Hoover, Marvin Ross, Keith W. Johnson, Douglas Henderson, John A. Barker and Bryan C. Brown "Soft-Sphere Equation of State", Journal of Chemical Physics '''52''' pp. 4931-4941 (1970)]</ref> has recently been studied by Tan, Schultz and Kofke<ref name="Tan">[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2010.520041 Tai Boon Tan, Andrew J. Schultz and David A. Kofke "Virial coefficients, equation of state, and solid-fluid coexistence for the soft sphere model", Molecular Physics '''109''' pp. 123-132 (2011)]</ref> and expressed in terms of [[Padé approximants]]. For <math>k_BT/\epsilon=1.0</math> and <math>n=6</math> one has (Eq. 8): | ||
and expressed in terms of [[Padé approximants]]. For <math>k_BT/\epsilon=1.0</math> and <math>n=6</math> one has (Eq. 8): | |||
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:<math>Z_{n=9} = \frac{1 + 3.098829 \rho + 5.188915 \rho^2 + 5.019851 \rho^3 + 2.673385 \rho^4 + 0.601529 \rho^5}{1+ 0.262771 \rho + 0.168052 \rho^2 - 0.010554 \rho^3}</math> | :<math>Z_{n=9} = \frac{1 + 3.098829 \rho + 5.188915 \rho^2 + 5.019851 \rho^3 + 2.673385 \rho^4 + 0.601529 \rho^5}{1+ 0.262771 \rho + 0.168052 \rho^2 - 0.010554 \rho^3}</math> | ||
==Virial coefficients== | ==Virial coefficients== | ||
Tan, Schultz and Kofke<ref name="Tan"> </ref> have calculated the [[Virial equation of state | virial coefficients]] at <math>k_BT/\epsilon=1.0</math> (Table 1): | Tan, Schultz and Kofke<ref name="Tan"> </ref> have calculated the [[Virial equation of state | virial coefficients]] at <math>k_BT/\epsilon=1.0</math> (Table 1): | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[category: models]] | [[category: models]] |