Equations of state for hard rods: Difference between revisions

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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 $\eta$ is the packing fraction, and $\alpha (\eta )$ was substituted for the Carnahan-Starling equation of state.

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-*[[Parsons EOS for hard rods | Parsons]]
+==Parsons==
+The '''Parsons''' equation of state  for hard rods is given by (Eq. 22 of Ref. 1)
+:<math>\frac{pV}{NkT} -1= 4 \eta \alpha(\eta)</math>
+where <math>\eta</math> is the [[packing fraction]], and
+<math>\alpha(\eta)</math> was substituted for the [[Carnahan-Starling equation of state]].
+==References==
+#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.19.1225  J. D. Parsons "Nematic ordering in a system of rods", Physical Review A '''19'''    pp. 1225 - 1230 (1979)]
 [[category: Equations of state]]