The structure of hyperspherical fluids in various dimensions

The structure of hard, hyperspherical fluids in dimension one, two, three, four, and five has been examined by calculating the pair correlation function using a Monte Carlo simulation. The pair correlation functions match known results in one, two, and three dimensions. The contact value of the pair correlation functions in all the different dimensions agrees well with the theory of Song, Mason, and Stratt [J. Phys. Chem. 93, 6916 (1989)]. The decrease in ordering as the dimension is increased is readily apparent in the structure of the pair correlation function. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics.