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:<math>\chi (r_{12})  = \int  f (r_{13}) f (r_{23}) f (r_{14}) f (r_{24}) f (r_{34}) ~ {\rm d}{\mathbf r}_3 {\rm d}{\mathbf r}_4</math>
:<math>\chi (r_{12})  = \int  f (r_{13}) f (r_{23}) f (r_{14}) f (r_{24}) f (r_{34}) ~ {\rm d}{\mathbf r}_3 {\rm d}{\mathbf r}_4</math>
==See also==
*[[Pair distribution function]]
*[[Total correlation function]]
==References==
==References==
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1723737    John G. Kirkwood and Elizabeth Monroe Boggs "The Radial Distribution Function in Liquids", Journal of Chemical Physics '''10''' pp. 394-402 (1942)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1723737    John G. Kirkwood and Elizabeth Monroe Boggs "The Radial Distribution Function in Liquids", Journal of Chemical Physics '''10''' pp. 394-402 (1942)]

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The radial distribution function is a special case of the pair distribution function for an isotropic system. A Fourier transform of the radial distribution function results in the structure factor, which is experimentally measurable. The following plot is of a typical radial distribution function for the monatomic Lennard-Jones liquid.

Typical radial distribution function for the monatomic Lennard-Jones liquid.
Typical radial distribution function for the monatomic Lennard-Jones liquid.

Density Expansion of the radial distribution function

The radial distribution function of a compressed gas may be expanded in powers of the density (Ref. 2)

where is the number of molecules per unit volume and is the intermolecular pair potential. The function is normalized to the value 1 for large distances. As is known, , , ... can be expressed by cluster integrals in which the position of of two particles is kept fixed. In classical mechanics, and on the assumption of additivity of intermolecular forces, one has


where is the distance , where is the Mayer f-function

and

See also

References

  1. John G. Kirkwood and Elizabeth Monroe Boggs "The Radial Distribution Function in Liquids", Journal of Chemical Physics 10 pp. 394-402 (1942)
  2. B. R. A. Nijboer and L. Van Hove "Radial Distribution Function of a Gas of Hard Spheres and the Superposition Approximation", Physical Review 85 pp. 777 - 783 (1952)
  3. J. L. Lebowitz and J. K. Percus "Asymptotic Behavior of the Radial Distribution Function", Journal of Mathematical Physics 4 pp. 248-254 (1963)
  4. B. Widom "On the Radial Distribution Function in Fluids", Journal of Chemical Physics 41 pp. 74-77 (1964)
  5. J. G. Malherbe and W. Krauth "Selective-pivot sampling of radial distribution functions in asymmetric liquid mixtures", Molecular Physics (preprint)