Percus-Yevick and Hypernetted-Chain Approximations

Authors

A. Choudry, University of Rhode Island
Pranab K. Banerjee, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Narinder K. Allawadi

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1976

Abstract

Percus-Yevick and hypernetted-chain models connecting the structure factor S(k) with effective pair potential φ(r) have been studied in detail. Recent neutron-scattering data of Yarnell et al., for liquid argon at 85°K, have been employed to generate these potentials. Using 0.01 uncertainty in the experimental data, the uncertainty in the pair potentials has been computed. Having developed a general method of error propagation analysis, the effect of experimental errors in S(k) on Percus-Yevick and hypernetted-chain potentials is investigated and the resulting potentials are compared with Lennard-Jones and Barker, Fisher, and Watts potentials.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Choudry, A., Banerjee, P. K., & Ailawadi, N. K.. (1976). Percus-Yevick and hypernetted-chain approximations. Physical Review A, 14(1), 434-437. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.14.434

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.14.434

Publisher Statement

©1976 The American Physical Society