Hard disk model: Difference between revisions

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Hard disks are hard spheres in two dimensions. The hard disk intermolecular pair potential is given by

\Phi \left(r\right)=\left\{{\begin{array}{lll}\infty &;&r<\sigma \\0&;&r\geq \sigma \end{array}}\right.

where $\Phi \left(r\right)$ is the intermolecular pair potential between two disks at a distance $r$ , and $\sigma$ is the diameter of the disk.

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+'''Hard disks''' are [[Hard sphere model |hard spheres]] in two dimensions. The hard disk  [[intermolecular pair potential]] is given by
+: <math>
+\Phi\left( r \right) = \left\{ \begin{array}{lll}
+\infty & ; & r <  \sigma \\
+      & ; & r \ge \sigma \end{array} \right.
+</math>
+where <math> \Phi\left(r \right) </math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]] between two disks at a distance <math> r </math>, and <math> \sigma </math> is the diameter of the disk.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.smac.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Programs_Chapter_2:_Hard_disks_and_spheres Hard disks and spheres] computer code on SMAC-wiki.