PATH INTEGRAL SIMULATION OF THE FREE-ENERGY OF (LENNARD-JONES) NEON

被引:43
作者
MORALES, JJ [1 ]
SINGER, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL,DEPT CHEM,EGHAM,SURREY,ENGLAND
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10.1080/00268979100101621
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The quantum mechanical contribution to the free energy of simple fluids can be conveniently determined by path integral simulation and 'lambda-integration', choosing the classical fluid as reference system. In this paper the method is applied to liquid Lennard-Jones (LJ) neon. The properties of the quantum mechanical and the classical liquids are compared with each other and with experimental data.
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