Hertzian sphere model

The Hertzian sphere model is given by (Eq. 1):

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where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{12}\left( r \right) } is the intermolecular pair potential, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|} is the distance between site 1 and site 2. Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma} represents a length scale and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \epsilon} an energy. In the limit Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle k_BT/\epsilon \rightarrow 0} this potential becomes the hard sphere model. For example, for Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \epsilon=10} the potential looks like

See also

• Harmonic repulsion potential

References

Related reading

• Jian Yang and Kenneth S. Schweizer "Glassy dynamics and mechanical response in dense fluids of soft repulsive spheres. I. Activated relaxation, kinetic vitrification, and fragility", Journal of Chemical Physics 134 204908 (2011)
• Jian Yang and Kenneth S. Schweizer "Glassy dynamics and mechanical response in dense fluids of soft repulsive spheres. II. Shear modulus, relaxation-elasticity connections, and rheology", Journal of Chemical Physics 134 204909 (2011)