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Virial equation-of-state for the hard-disk fluid

Statistical Mechanics 2008-04-07 v2

Abstract

Virial coefficients for the two-dimensional hard-disk fluid, when expressed in powers of density relative to maximum close packing, lead to an accurate closed equation-of-state for the equilibrium fluid, analogous to that recently found for hard spheres. The 2D series also converges for all densities up to a negative pole at close packing density. The virial pressure begins to deviate from the thermodynamic fluid in the approach to the ordering transition.

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@article{arxiv.0804.0679,
  title  = {Virial equation-of-state for the hard-disk fluid},
  author = {Leslie V. Woodcock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.0679},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages 2 tables 3 figures + appendix

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