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USING a random close packed model of the liquid state and a Lennard–Jones 6 : 12 interatomic potential function, the calculations made on the heats of fusion of the inert gases1 have been extended to high pressures. Despite the difficulties discussed in ref. 1, an attempt has been made to calculate the molar volume change ΔV on melting at pressures up to 6,000 atm.
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BERNAL, J., FINNEY, J. Random Close Packing and the Heats of Fusion of Argon at High Pressures. Nature 215, 269–270 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215269a0
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