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Generating functionals, consistency, and uniqueness in the integral equation theory of liquids

Condensed Matter 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We discuss and illustrate through numerical examples the relations between generating functionals, thermodynamic consistency (in particular the virial-free energy one), and uniqueness of the solution, in the integral equation theory of liquids. We propose a new approach for deriving closures automatically satisfying such characteristics. Results from a first exploration of this program are presented and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0304449,
  title  = {Generating functionals, consistency, and uniqueness in the integral equation theory of liquids},
  author = {R. Fantoni and G. Pastore},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0304449},
  year   = {2009}
}

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27 pages, 5 figures