Journal of Statistical Physics

, Volume 35, Issue 1–2, pp 19–34 | Cite as

Fluids with highly directional attractive forces. I. Statistical thermodynamics

  • M. S. Wertheim
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Abstract

A new formulation of statistical thermodynamics is derived for classical fluids of molecules that tend to associate into dimers and possibly highers-mers due to highly directional attraction. A breakup of the pair potential into repulsive and highly directionally attractive parts is introduced into the expansion of the logarithm of the grand partition function in fugacity graphs. The bonding by the directional attraction is used to classify the graphs and to introduce a topological reduction which results in the replacement of the fugacity by two variables: singlet densityρ and monomer densityρ0. Results for the thermodynamic functions as functionals ofρ andρ0 are given in the form of graph sums. Pair correlations are analyzed in terms of a new matrix analog of the direct correlation function. It is shown that the low-density limit is treated exactly, while major difficulties arise when the Mayer expansion, which employs onlyp, is used. The intricate resummations required for the Mayer expansion are illustrated for the case where dimers are the only association products.

Key words

Highly directional forces association dimers expansion in graphs topological reduction 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1984

Authors and Affiliations

  • M. S. Wertheim
    • 1
  1. 1.Mathematics DepartmentRutgers UniversityNew Brunswick

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