Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By J.R. Solana.
• Other Names: Solana, J. R
• Contents: Introduction; Aggregation States of Matter; Nature of the Intermolecular Forces; Simple potential models Some Basics on Statistical Mechanics; Virial Theorem and the Equation of State; Distribution functions; Thermodynamic Properties in Terms of the Radial Distribution Function; Static Structure Factor Overview of Computer Simulation Methods; Computer Simulations; Monte Carlo Method; Molecular Dynamics Method; Some Technical Details; Thermodynamic and Structural Properties from Computer Simulation; Computer Simulation of Phase Equilibria; ; Integral Equation Theories; Ornstein-Zernike Equation; Closure Conditions; Universality of the Bridge Function; Integral Equation Perturbation Theories; Some Results from Integral Equation Theories for Selected Potential Models; ; The Radial Distribution Function and Equation of State of the Hard-Sphere Fluid and Solid; Fluid and Solid Phases in the Hard-Sphere System; Scaled Particle Theory; Solution of the Percus-Yevick Equation; Rational Function Approximation; First-Order Mean Spherical Approximation; Equation of State and Radial Distribution Function of the Hard-Sphere Solid; ; Free Energy Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluids and Solids; Series Expansion of the Free Energy; Calculation of the Perturbation Terms by Computer Simulation; Perturbation Theories for Hard-Core Potentials; Perturbation Theories for Soft-Core Potentials; Mode Expansion; Hierarchical Reference Theory; Using Non-Hard-Sphere Reference System; Results for Some Potential Models; ; Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluid Mixtures; Real and Ideal Mixtures; Conformal Mixtures; n -Fluid Models for Conformal Mixtures; Extension to Mixtures of Perturbation Theories for Monocomponent Systems; Mixtures of Additive Hard Spheres; Mixtures of nonadditive Hard Spheres; Other Simple Mixtures; ; Perturbation Theories for Molecular Fluids; Extension of the Free Energy Perturbation Theory to Fluids with Anisotropic Interactions; Scaled-Particle-Like Approaches for Hard-Body Molecular Fluids; Percus–Yevick Theory for Hard-Sphere Chain Fluids; Generalized Flory Theories for Hard-Sphere Chain Fluids; Wertheim’s Perturbation Theory for Hard-Sphere Chain Fluids; Extensions to Linear Fused Hard-Sphere Chains; Perturbation Theories for Molecular Fluids with Dispersive Forces; Non-Isotropic Phases; ; Inhomogeneous systems; Fundamentals of the Density Functional Formalism; Some Density Functional Approximations; Fundamental Measure Theory; Simple Fluids and Solids; Surfaces and Interfaces; Inhomogeneous Systems with Anisotropic Interactions; ; Overview to Perturbation Theories for More Complex Systems; Fluids near the Critical Point; Liquid Metals, Molten Salts, and Electrolyte Solutions; Colloids and Colloid-Polymer Mixtures; Aqueous Protein Solutions; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Subjects: 536.2; Heat -- Transmission -- Mathematics; Thermodynamics -- Mathematics; Fluids -- Thermal properties; Solids -- Thermal properties; Perturbation (Mathematics); Fluids -- Thermal properties; Heat -- Transmission -- Mathematics; Perturbation (Mathematics); Solids -- Thermal properties; Thermodynamics -- Mathematics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1439807752; 9781439807750; 9781299710009; 9781439807767; 1439807760
• Related ISBNs: 129971000X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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