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The '''Uhlenbeck-Ford model''' (UFM), originally named Gaussian gas <ref>D. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics (University Science Books, 2000).</ref>, was proposed by G. Uhlenbeck and G. Ford <ref name="UF">G. Uhlenbeck and G. Ford, in Studies in Statistical Mechanics— The Theory of Linear Graphs with Application to the Theory of the Virial Development of the Properties of Gases, edited by G. E. Uhlenbeck and J. de Boer (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1962), Vol. 2. </ref> for the theoretical study of imperfect gases. This model is characterized by an ultrasoft, purely repulsive pairwise interaction potential that diverges logarithmically at the origin and features an energy scale that coincides with the thermal energy unit <math>k_B T</math> where <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]] and <math>T</math> the absolute [[temperature]]. The particular functional form of the potential permits, in principle, that the virial coefficients and, therefore, the equation of state and excess free energies for the fluid phase be evaluated analytically. A recent study  <ref name="JCP">[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967775  R. Paula Leite, R. Freitas, R. Azevedo and M. de Koning "The Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Exact virial coefficients and application as a reference system in fluid-phase free-energy calculations", Journal of Chemical Physics '''145''', 194101 (2016).]</ref> showed that this model can be used as a reference system for fluid-phase free-energy calculations.   
The '''Uhlenbeck-Ford model''' (UFM), originally named Gaussian gas <ref>[D. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics (University Science Books, 2000)]</ref>, was proposed by G. Uhlenbeck and G. Ford <ref name="UF">[G. Uhlenbeck and G. Ford, in Studies in Statistical Mechanics— The Theory of Linear Graphs with Application to the Theory of the Virial Development of the Properties of Gases, edited by G. E. Uhlenbeck and J. de Boer (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1962), Vol. 2.] </ref> for the theoretical study of imperfect gases. This model is characterized by an ultrasoft, purely repulsive pairwise interaction potential that diverges logarithmically at the origin and features an energy scale that coincides with the thermal energy unit <math>k_B T</math> where <math>k_B</math> is the Boltzmman constant and <math>T</math> the absolute temperature. The particular functional form of the potential permits, in principle, that the virial coefficients and, therefore, the equation of state and excess free energies for the fluid phase be evaluated analytically. A recent study  <ref name="JCP">[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967775  R. Paula Leite, R. Freitas, R. Azevedo and M. de Koning "The Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Exact virial coefficients and application as a reference system in fluid-phase free-energy calculations", Journal of Chemical Physics '''145''', 194101 (2016)]</ref> showed that this model can be used as a reference system for fluid-phase free-energy calculations.   




== Functional form ==  
== Functional form ==  
  [[File:UFM_potential.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Interatomic potential associated with the UFM for different values of p.<ref name="PRE"></ref>]]
  [[File:UFM_potential.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Interatomic potential associated with the UFM for different values of p.]]
The pairwise interaction potential associated with the '''Uhlenbeck-Ford model''' is given by  
The pairwise interaction potential associated with the '''Uhlenbeck-Ford model''' is given by  


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* <math> \sigma </math> is a length-scale parameter.
* <math> \sigma </math> is a length-scale parameter.


Note that increasing the value of <math>p</math> gives rise to a stronger repulsion.
Note that increasing the value of p gives rise to a stronger repulsion.


== Equation of state ==  
== Equation of state ==  


The [[Equations of state |equation of state]] for the UFM fluid using [[Virial equation of state | virial expansion]] has recently been studied by Paula Leite, Freitas, Azevedo and de Koning <ref name="JCP"></ref> and is given by
The equation of state for the UFM fluid using virial expansion has recently been studied by Paula Leite, Freitas, Azevedo and de Koning <ref name="JCP"></ref> and is given by


:<math>\beta bP_{\rm UF}(x,p) = x + \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \tilde{B}_n(p) \,x^n</math>,
:<math>\beta bP_{\rm UF}(x,p) = x + \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \tilde{B}_n(p) \,x^n</math>,


where  
where  
*<math>P_{\rm UF}(x,p)</math> is the system [[pressure]].
*<math>P_{\rm UF}(x,p)</math> is the system pressure.
*<math>b \equiv \frac{1}{2}(\pi\sigma^2)^{3/2} </math> is a constant.
*<math>b \equiv \frac{1}{2}(\pi\sigma^2)^{3/2} </math> is a constant.
*<math>x \equiv b\rho </math> is an adimensional variable.
*<math>x \equiv b\rho </math> is an adimensional variable.
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== Excess Helmholtz free-energy ==  
== Excess Helmholtz free-energy ==  


The excess [[Helmholtz energy function | Helmholtz free-energy]] expression for the UFM, which can be obtained integrating the equation of state with respect to volume <ref name="JCP"></ref>, is given by
The excess Helmholtz free-energy expression for the UFM, which can be obtained integrating the equation of state with respect to volume <ref name="JCP"></ref>, is given by


:<math>\frac{\beta F^{\rm (exc)}_{\rm UF}(x,p)}{N} =\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\tilde{B}_{n+1}(p)}{n} \,x^n</math>,
:<math>\frac{\beta F^{\rm (exc)}_{\rm UF}(x,p)}{N} =\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\tilde{B}_{n+1}(p)}{n} \,x^n</math>,
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== Virial coefficients ==  
== Virial coefficients ==  
As the [[Virial equation of state | virial coefficients]] for the UFM can be calculated analytically, in principle, Paula Leite, Freitas, Azevedo and de Koning <ref name="JCP"></ref> recalculated the first eight coefficients previously known <math>(\tilde{B}_2</math> to <math>\tilde{B}_9)</math> and obtained values for four new coefficients <math>(\tilde{B}_{10}</math> to <math>\tilde{B}_{13})</math> for <math>p=1</math>. Some coefficients for <math>p=2</math> and <math>p=10</math> are also shown in the table below.
As the virial coefficients for the UFM can be calculated analytically, in principle, Paula Leite, Freitas, Azevedo and de Koning <ref name="JCP"></ref> recalculated the first eight coefficients previously known <math>(\tilde{B}_2 \rm to \tilde{B}_9)</math> and obtained values for four new coefficients <math>(\tilde{B}_{10} \rm to \tilde{B}_{13})</math> for <math>p=1</math>. Some coefficients for <math>p=2</math> and <math>p=10</math> are also shown in the table below.


Table 1: Numerical representation of the exact virial coefficients for the UFM.
Table 1: Numerical representation of the exact virial coefficients for the UFM.
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| <math>\tilde{B}_{13}</math>  ||  -0.006 726 441 408 781 588 25 ||  ||  
| <math>\tilde{B}_{13}</math>  ||  -0.006 726 441 408 781 588 25 ||  ||  
|}
|}
== Numerical representations ==
Due to the number of integrals needed to compute the virial coefficients, a numerical representation using molecular dynamics data is usually adopted. In this sense, extensive [[molecular dynamics]] simulations have been performed and using a piece-wise fitting procedure, called cubic splines, numerical expressions for the UFM's equation of state were constructed. Moreover, this representation also leads to an excellent description for the excess Helmholtz free energy <math>F^{\rm (exc)}_{\rm UF}(x,p)</math>.
All spline representations of equations of state and excess Helmholtz free energies are available by means of the python script ''ufGenerator.py'' supplied in the supplementary material of Paula Leite ''et al''. paper <ref name="JCP"></ref>.


== Phase diagram ==  
== Phase diagram ==  
The [[Phase diagrams | phase diagram]] of the UFM in the <math>(p^{-1},P_{\rm UF}^*)</math> has been constructed by Paula Leite, Santos-Flórez and de Koning <ref name="PRE">[https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.032115  R. Paula Leite, P. A. Santos-Flórez and M. de Koning "Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Phase diagram and corresponding-states analysis", Physical Review E '''96''', 032115 (2017).]</ref>. Beyond the fluid phase, [[Building up a body centered cubic lattice |body-centered-cubic]] (bcc) and [[Building up a face centered cubic lattice | face-centered-cubic]] (fcc) are the only thermodynamically stable crystalline phases. These three phases meet each other at a [[triple point]]. Furthermore, they reported the existence of two reentrant transition sequences as a function of the number density, one featuring a fluid-bcc-fluid succession and another displaying a bcc-fcc-bcc sequence near the triple point.
== Reference system ==
The UFM can be used as a reference system for fluid-phase free-energy calculations. Examples of these kind of calculations using [[thermodynamic integration]] techniques for different natures of fluid description (Lennard-Jones, Silicon-SW, CuZr-EAM-metallic glass, rigid and flexible water models) can be found in Paula Leite ''et al''. paper <ref name="JCP"></ref>. Recently, water-like models using the UF model as an interacting potential were reported and added on LAMMPS source-code. The respective publication <ref name="CMS">[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.12.029  R. Paula Leite, and M. de Koning "Nonequilibrium free-energy calculations of fluids using LAMMPS", Computational Material Science '''159''', 316-326 (2019).]</ref> and a complete guide <ref name="FFE">[https://github.com/plrodolfo/FluidFreeEnergyforLAMMPS]</ref> are available on reference section. The typical values for <math>p</math> are <math>50 \sim 100.</math>.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967775  R. Paula Leite, R. Freitas, R. Azevedo and M. de Koning "The Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Exact virial coefficients and application as a reference system in fluid-phase free-energy calculations", Journal of Chemical Physics '''145''', 194101 (2016)]
*[http://aip.scitation.org/doi/suppl/10.1063/1.4967775 R. Paula Leite, R. Freitas, R. Azevedo and M. de Koning "Supplemental Material: The Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Exact virial coefficients and application as a reference system in fluid-phase free-energy calculations", Journal of Chemical Physics '''145''', 194101 (2016)]
*[https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.032115  R. Paula Leite, P. A. Santos-Flórez and M. de Koning "Uhlenbeck-Ford model: Phase diagram and corresponding-states analysis", Physical Review E '''96''', 032115 (2017)]
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