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Does mode-coupling theory comply with momentum conservation?

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It is shown that the approximate relaxation kernel used to describe the dynamics of a supercooled multicomponent liquid obeys the exact relation required by momentum conservation.

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This paper is dedicated to W. Götze, on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Bosse, J. Does mode-coupling theory comply with momentum conservation?. Z. Phys. B 103, 357–362 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002570050388

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