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Equation of state of a seven-dimensional hard-sphere fluid. Percus-Yevick theory and molecular-dynamics simulations
Miguel Robles1, Mariano López de Haro, Andrés Santos
1Centro de Investigación en Energía, UNAM, Temixco, Morelos 62580, Mexico. mrp@cie.unam.mx
Abstract:
Following the work of Leutheusser [Physica A 127, 667 (1984)], the solution to the Percus-Yevick equation for a seven-dimensional hard-sphere fluid is explicitly found. This allows the derivation of the equation of state for the fluid taking both the virial and the compressibility routes. An analysis of the virial coefficients and the determination of the radius of convergence of the virial series are carried out. Molecular-dynamics simulations of the same system are also performed and a comparison between the simulation results for the compressibility factor and theoretical expressions for the same quantity is presented.
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