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Direct estimation of the partition function from computer simulation.

András Baranyai1

  • 1Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Eötvös University, H-1528, P.O. Box 32, Budapest 112, Hungary.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|February 28, 2002
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We developed a new simulation method to estimate the partition function for many-body systems. This approach efficiently samples phase space, showing promise for hard-sphere and soft-core models.

Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Computational Physics
  • Thermodynamics

Background:

  • Estimating the partition function is crucial for understanding classical many-body systems.
  • Current methods can be computationally intensive and challenging for complex systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel, approximate method for direct partition function estimation.
  • To assess the method's performance across different system types and densities.

Main Methods:

  • The method determines accessible phase space from a single simulation.
  • It is initially applied to hard-sphere fluid and solid models.
  • Effective hard-core diameters allow application to soft-core interactions.

Main Results:

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  • The method demonstrates best performance in dense fluid regimes near freezing and in solid crystals.
  • Exploratory calculations for the Lennard-Jones liquid show promising results.

Conclusions:

  • This approximate method offers an efficient way to estimate partition functions.
  • It is versatile, applicable to both hard-sphere and soft-core systems.