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* Temperature; <math> T^* \equiv k_B T/\epsilon </math>, where <math> T </math> is the absolute temperature and <math> k_B </math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]] | * Temperature; <math> T^* \equiv k_B T/\epsilon </math>, where <math> T </math> is the absolute temperature and <math> k_B </math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]] | ||
==Argon== | ==Argon== | ||
The Lennard-Jones parameters for argon are <math>\epsilon/k_B \approx</math> | The Lennard-Jones parameters for argon are <math>\epsilon/k_B \approx</math> 119.8 K and <math>\sigma \approx</math> 0.3405 nm. (Ref. ?) | ||
[[Image:Lennard-Jones.png|center]] | [[Image:Lennard-Jones.png|center]] | ||
This figure was produced using [http://www.gnuplot.info/ gnuplot] with the command: | This figure was produced using [http://www.gnuplot.info/ gnuplot] with the command: | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 22 March 2007
The Lennard-Jones potential is given by
![{\displaystyle V(r)=4\epsilon \left[\left({\frac {\sigma }{r}}\right)^{12}-\left({\frac {\sigma }{r}}\right)^{6}\right]}](https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/5256ed833acfbaa9f624a55f4be3f9fcb3c27e1a)
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 V(r) } : potential energy of interaction between two particles at a distance r;
- 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 } : diameter (length);
- 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 \epsilon } : well depth (energy)
Reduced units:
- Density, 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 \rho^* \equiv \rho \sigma^3 } , where (number of particles 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 N } divided by the volume 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 V } .)
- Temperature; 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 T^* \equiv k_B T/\epsilon } , 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 T } is the absolute temperature 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 k_B } is the Boltzmann constant
Argon
The Lennard-Jones parameters for argon are 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 \epsilon/k_B \approx} 119.8 K 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 \sigma \approx} 0.3405 nm. (Ref. ?)
This figure was produced using gnuplot with the command:
plot (4*120*((0.34/x)**12-(0.34/x)**6))