Editing 1-dimensional hard rods
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Consider a system of length <math> \left. L \right. </math> defined in the range <math> \left[ 0, L \right] </math>. The aim is to compute the [[partition function]] of a system of <math> \left. N \right. </math> hard rods of length <math> \left. \sigma \right. </math>. | Consider a system of length <math> \left. L \right. </math> defined in the range <math> \left[ 0, L \right] </math>. The aim is to compute the [[partition function]] of a system of <math> \left. N \right. </math> hard rods of length <math> \left. \sigma \right. </math>. | ||
Consider that the particles are ordered according to their label: <math> x_0 < x_1 < x_2 < \cdots < x_{N-1} </math>; | Consider that the particles are ordered according to their label: <math> x_0 < x_1 < x_2 < \cdots < x_{N-1} </math>; | ||
taking into account the pair potential we can write the canonical partition function | taking into account the pair potential we can write the canonical partition function | ||
([http://clesm.mae.ufl.edu/wiki.pub/index.php/Configuration_integral_%28statistical_mechanics%29 configuration integral]) | |||
of a system of <math> N </math> particles as: | of a system of <math> N </math> particles as: | ||