Radial Distribution Function for Hard Spheres
Radial Distribution Function for Hard Spheres
In statistical mechanics, the distribution of interparticle separations determines the radial distribution function [1].
This Demonstration shows the radial distribution function of a three-dimensional liquid composed of identical hard spheres of diameter , making use of the exact solution of the Percus–Yevick integral equation [2, 3]. You can vary the packing fraction of the liquid, that is, the fraction of the total volume occupied by the spheres themselves. For a packing fraction greater than about 0.49, the corresponding can be regarded as that of a metastable liquid since the true stable phase is a crystal.
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The Demonstration also includes three functions directly related to the radial distribution function : the structure factor , the direct correlation function [6], and the bridge function [7].
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