Ornstein-Zernike relation from the grand canonical distribution function: Difference between revisions
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Using those definitions the [[grand canonical partition function]] can be written as | Using those definitions the [[grand canonical partition function]] can be written as | ||
<math>\Xi=\sum_N^\infty{1\over N!}\int\dots\int \prod_i^Nz( | <math>\Xi=\sum_N^\infty{1\over N!}\int\dots\int \prod_i^Nz( r_i)\exp(-\beta U_N)dr_1\dots dr_N.</math> | ||
By functionally-differentiating <math>\Xi</math> with respect to <math>z(r)</math>, and utilizing the mathematical theorem concerning the functional derivative, | By functionally-differentiating <math>\Xi</math> with respect to <math>z(r)</math>, and utilizing the mathematical theorem concerning the functional derivative, | ||
<math>{\delta z( | <math>{\delta z(r)\over{\delta z(r')}}=\delta(r-r'),</math> | ||
we get the following equations with respect to the density pair correlation functions. | we get the following equations with respect to the density pair correlation functions. | ||
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<math>\int{\delta\rho({\bf r})\over{\delta \ln z({\bf r}^{\prime\prime})}}{\delta \ln z({\bf r}^{\prime\prime})\over{\delta\rho({\bf r'})}}{\rm d}{\bf r}^{\prime\prime}=\delta({\bf r}-{\bf r'}),</math> | <math>\int{\delta\rho({\bf r})\over{\delta \ln z({\bf r}^{\prime\prime})}}{\delta \ln z({\bf r}^{\prime\prime})\over{\delta\rho({\bf r'})}}{\rm d}{\bf r}^{\prime\prime}=\delta({\bf r}-{\bf r'}),</math> | ||
one obtains the [[Ornstein-Zernike | one obtains the [[Ornstein-Zernike relation]]. | ||
Thus the Ornstein-Zernike | Thus the Ornstein-Zernike relation is, | ||
in a sense, a differential form of the partition function. | in a sense, a differential form of the partition function. | ||
[[Category:Integral equations]] | [[Category:Integral equations]] |
Revision as of 14:54, 27 February 2007
Defining the local activity by where , and is the Boltzmann constant. Using those definitions the grand canonical partition function can be written as
By functionally-differentiating with respect to , and utilizing the mathematical theorem concerning the functional derivative,
we get the following equations with respect to the density pair correlation functions.
A relation between and can be obtained after some manipulation as,
Now, we define the direct correlation function by an inverse relation of Eq. (\ref{deltarho}),
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Inserting Eqs. (\ref{deltarho}) and (\ref{deltalnz}) into the chain-rule theorem of functional derivatives,
one obtains the Ornstein-Zernike relation. Thus the Ornstein-Zernike relation is, in a sense, a differential form of the partition function.