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Solution of the Percus–Yevick equation for hard hyperspheres in even dimensions.
- Source :
- Journal of Chemical Physics; 10/14/2008, Vol. 129 Issue 14, p144506, 9p, 5 Charts, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We solve the Percus–Yevick equation in even dimensions by reducing it to a set of simple integrodifferential equations. This work generalizes an approach we developed previously for hard disks. We numerically obtain both the pair correlation function and the virial coefficients for a fluid of hyperspheres in dimensions d=4, 6, and 8, and find good agreement with the available exact results and Monte Carlo simulations. This paper confirms the alternating character of the virial series for d≥6 and provides the first evidence for an alternating character for d=4. Moreover, we show that this sign alternation is due to the existence of a branch point on the negative real axis. It is this branch point that determines the radius of convergence of the virial series, whose value we determine explicitly for d=4, 6, 8. Our results complement, and are consistent with, a recent study in odd dimensions [R. D. Rohrmann et al., J. Chem. Phys. 129, 014510 (2008)]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219606
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36198019
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991338