Density functional models for inhomogeneous hard sphere fluids
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Physics
- Vol. 60 (1) , 45-63
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268978700100041
Abstract
A new density functional formalism, that is able to describe an inhomogeneous hard sphere fluid consisting of an arbitrary number of components is presented. The theory for one component is compared with a simplified model for the hard sphere-hard wall system. This investigation shows the existence of a monatomic layer adjacent to the wall appearing as a thermodynamically separate phase, in the solid-fluid coexistence density range.Keywords
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