Mean spherical approximation

The Lebowitz and Percus mean spherical approximation (MSA) (1966) (Ref. 1) closure is given by

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The Blum and Høye mean spherical approximation (MSA) (1978-1980) (Refs 2 and 3) closure is given by

${\rm {g}}_{ij}(r)\equiv h_{ij}(r)+1=0~~~~~~~~r<\sigma _{ij}=(\sigma _{i}+\sigma _{j})/2$

and

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where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle h_{ij}(r)} and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle c_{ij}(r)} are the total and the direct correlation functions for two spherical molecules of i and j species, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma_i} is the diameter of 'i species of molecule. Duh and Haymet (Eq. 9 Ref. 4) write the MSA approximation as

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where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_1} and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_2} comes from the WCA division of the Lennard-Jones potential. By introducing the definition (Eq. 10 Ref. 4)

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one can arrive at (Eq. 11 in Ref. 4)

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The Percus Yevick approximation may be recovered from the above equation by setting Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_2=0} .

References

1. J. L. Lebowitz and J. K. Percus "Mean Spherical Model for Lattice Gases with Extended Hard Cores and Continuum Fluids", Physical Review 144 pp. 251 - 258 (1966)
2. L. Blum and J. S. Høye "Solution of the Ornstein-Zernike equation with Yukawa closure for a mixture", Journal of Statistical Physics, 19 pp. 317-324 (1978)
3. Lesser Blum "Solution of the Ornstein-Zernike equation for a mixture of hard ions and Yukawa closure" Journal of Statistical Physics, 22 pp. 661-672 (1980)
4. Der-Ming Duh and A. D. J. Haymet "Integral equation theory for uncharged liquids: The Lennard-Jones fluid and the bridge function", Journal of Chemical Physics 103 pp. 2625-2633 (1995)