Mayer f-function: Difference between revisions

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The Mayer f-function, or f-bond is defined as:

f_{12}=f(r_{12})=\exp \left(-{\frac {\Phi _{12}(r)}{k_{B}T}}\right)-1

where

Diagrammatically the Mayer f-function is written as

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-Definition:
+The '''Mayer ''f''-function''', or ''f-bond'' is defined as:
-:<math>f_{ij}=f(r_{ij})= \exp\left(-\frac{u(r)}{k_BT}\right) -1 </math>
+:<math>f_{12}=f(r_{12})= \exp\left(-\frac{\Phi_{12}(r)}{k_BT}\right) -1 </math>
 where
-* <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]]
+* <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]].
-* <math>T</math> is the temperature
+* <math>T</math> is the [[temperature]].
-* <math>u(r)</math> is the potential
+* <math>\Phi_{12}(r)</math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]].
+Diagrammatically the Mayer ''f''-function is written as
+[[Image:Mayer_f_function.png]]
 ==References==
+#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1723631 Joseph E. Mayer "Contribution to Statistical Mechanics", Journal of Chemical Physics '''10''' pp. 629-643 (1942)]
 [[Category: Statistical mechanics]]
 [[Category: Integral equations]]