Statistical Mechanics Basis of Macleod Formula
Chemical Physics
2017-12-14 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
In this work the theoretical basis for the famous formula of Macleod, relating the surface tension of a liquid in equilibrium with its own vapor to the one-particle densities in the two phases of the system, is derived. Using the statistical- mechanical definition of the surface tension, it is proved that this property is, at the first approximation, given by the Macleod formula.
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@article{arxiv.1712.04508,
title = {Statistical Mechanics Basis of Macleod Formula},
author = {M. -E. Boudh-Hir and G. A. Mansoori},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.04508},
year = {2017}
}
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9 pages