Quantum corrections to the radial distribution function of a fluid

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The perturbation theory developed for liquids is used to derive an expression for the first-order quantum correction to the radial distribution function of a fluid. The result is given in terms of grand canonical ensemble distribution functions for the classical fluid. The equations giving the thermodynamic functions in terms of the radial distribution function are discussed, and differences in the quantum and classical cases emphasized. An equation relating the two- and three-body classical distribution functions, derived recently by Singh and Ram using an indirect method, is shown to be simply related to the second equation of the BGY hierarchy.