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How "sticky" are short-range square-well fluids?

Alexandr Malijevský1, Santos B Yuste, Andrés Santos

  • 1E. Hála Laboratory of Thermodynamics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic. malijevsky@icpf.cas.cz

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|September 1, 2006
PubMed
Summary

This study maps short-range square-well (SW) fluid properties to sticky-hard-sphere (SHS) models using the cavity function. The findings show SW fluid behavior can be approximated by SHS models, aiding theoretical predictions.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Soft Matter Physics

Background:

  • The short-range square-well (SW) fluid model is crucial for understanding liquid behavior.
  • Equivalence between SW and sticky-hard-sphere (SHS) fluid properties is explored for theoretical simplification.
  • The cavity function (y(r)) is used to bridge the differences in radial distribution functions between SW and SHS models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the extent to which structural properties of SW fluids can be represented by SHS fluids.
  • To establish an effective stickiness parameter for SHS fluids that corresponds to SW fluid parameters (temperature, range).
  • To utilize the mapping for estimating thermodynamic properties (internal energy, structure factor) of SW fluids.

Main Methods:

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  • Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were performed for SW fluids with varying interaction ranges (lambda) and temperatures (T*).
  • The cavity function y(r) for SW fluids was compared with existing MC data for SHS fluids.
  • Theoretical estimations of the SW fluid's radial distribution function (g(r)) were made using Percus-Yevick and rational-function approximations for y(SHS).

    • Main Results:

    • A mapping between SW and SHS cavity functions was established, with an effective stickiness parameter tau(T*,lambda) derived.
    • SW fluid cavity functions showed smooth convergence towards SHS values as the SW range decreased (lambda-1 -> 0).
    • Precursors of SHS singularities were observed in SW cavity functions, indicating structural similarities.
    • Theoretical estimates for the SW fluid's radial distribution function agreed well with MC simulation results.

    Conclusions:

    • The structural properties of short-range SW fluids can be effectively represented by SHS fluids through a cavity function mapping.
    • The developed mapping allows for the theoretical estimation of SW fluid properties using established SHS fluid theories.
    • The methodology is applicable to both single-component and mixture systems of SW fluids.