Free Energy of an Assembly of Nonspherical Molecules with a Hard Core
- 19 August 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 21 (8) , 527-529
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.21.527
Abstract
The free energy of an assembly of slightly nonspherical molecules with a hard core is expressed as the sum of the free energy of a system of equivalent hard spheres plus correction terms related to eccentricity. An estimate of these terms is made for ellipsoidal molecules.Keywords
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