Equations of state for hard rods

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[edit] Parsons

The Parsons equation of state for hard rods is given by (Eq. 22 of Ref. 1)

\frac{pV}{NkT} -1= 4 \eta \alpha(\eta)

where η is the packing fraction, and α(η) was substituted for the Carnahan-Starling equation of state.

[edit] References

  1. J. D. Parsons "Nematic ordering in a system of rods", Physical Review A 19 pp. 1225 - 1230 (1979)
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