04988oam 2200505 450 991081638620332120170523091546.00-12-387033-X(OCoLC)855895733(MiFhGG)GVRL8DLK(EXLCZ)99255000000111028220140313d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrTheory of simple liquids with applications to soft matter /Jean-Pierre Hansen, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France & University of Cambridge, UK, Ian R. McDonald, University of Cambridge, UK4th ed.Oxford, England Academic Pressc2013Oxford :Academic Press,2013.1 online resource (xv, 619 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.0-12-387032-1 1-299-78980-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Liquid State; 1.2 Intermolecular Forces and Model Potentials; 1.3 Experimental Methods; References; 2 Statistical Mechanics; 2.1 Time Evolution and Kinetic Equations; 2.2 Time Averages and Ensemble Averages; 2.3 Canonical and Isothermal-Isobaric Ensembles; 2.4 The Grand Canonical Ensemble and Chemical Potential; 2.5 Particle Densities and Distribution Functions2.6 Particle Densities in the Grand Canonical Ensemble2.7 Molecular Dynamics Simulation; 2.8 Monte Carlo Methods; References; 3 Static Properties of Liquids: Thermodynamics and Structure; 3.1 A Fluid in an External Field; 3.2 Functionals and Functional Differentiation; 3.3 Functional Derivatives of the Grand Potential; 3.4 Density Functional Theory; 3.5 Direct Correlation Functions; 3.6 The Density Response Function; 3.7 Diagrammatic Methods; 3.8 Diagrammatic Expansions of the Direct Correlation Functions; 3.9 Virial Expansion of the Equation of State; 3.10 Binary Systems; References4 Distribution Function Theories4.1 The Static Structure Factor; 4.2 The YBG Hierarchy and the Born-Green Equation; 4.3 Functional Expansions and Integral Equations; 4.4 The Percus-Yevick Equation; 4.5 The Mean Spherical Approximation; 4.6 Diagrammatic Expansions of the Pair Functions; 4.7 Extensions of Integral Equations; 4.8 Asymptotic Decay of the Pair Correlation Function; References; 5 Perturbation Theory; 5.1 Introduction: The van der Waals Model; 5.2 The λ-Expansion; 5.3 Singular Perturbations: The f-Expansion; 5.4 Soft-Core Reference Systems; 5.5 An Example: The Lennard-Jones Fluid5.6 Treatment of Attractive Forces5.7 Mean Field Theory of Liquid-Vapour Coexistence; 5.8 Scaling Concepts and Hierarchical Reference Theory; References; 6 Inhomogeneous Fluids; 6.1 Liquids at Interfaces; 6.2 Approximate Free Energy Functionals; 6.3 The Liquid-Vapour Interface; 6.4 A Microscopic Expression for the Surface Tension; 6.5 Fundamental Measure Theory; 6.6 Confined Fluids; 6.7 Density Functional Theory of Wetting; 6.8 Density Functional Theory of Freezing; 6.9 Fluids Adsorbed in Porous Media; 6.10 Thermodynamics of Glasses; References7 Time-dependent Correlation and Response Functions7.1 General Properties of Time Correlation Functions; 7.2 An Illustration: The Velocity Autocorrelation Function and Self-Diffusion; 7.3 Brownian Motion and a Generalised Langevin Equation; 7.4 Correlations in Space and Time; 7.5 Inelastic Scattering of Neutrons and X-Rays; 7.6 Linear Response Theory; 7.7 Applications of the Linear Response Formalism; References; 8 Hydrodynamics and Transport Coefficients; 8.1 Thermal Fluctuations at Long Wavelengths and Low Frequencies; 8.2 Space-Dependent Self Motion8.3 The Navier-Stokes Equation and Hydrodynamic Collective ModesComprehensive coverage of topics in the theory of classical liquids Widely regarded as the standard text in its field, Theory of Simple Liquids gives an advanced but self-contained account of liquid state theory within the unifying framework provided by classical statistical mechanics. The structure of this revised and updated Fourth Edition is similar to that of the previous one but there are significant shifts in emphasis and much new material has been added. Major changes and Key Features in content include: Expansion of existing sections on simulation meLiquidsLiquids.530.42Hansen Jean-Pierre1942-47538McDonald Ian R(Ian Ranald),MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910816386203321Theory of simple liquids3991107UNINA