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The Cluster Expansion Method leading to the formal description of configurational functions in alloys is reviewed in the context of several recent developments, modifications and numerous applications. A general and rigorous formulation of the method is shown to unify the approaches proposed by the author and collaborators in 1984 with the concentration restricted sum method of Asta and co-workers.
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Sanchez, J.M. (1996). The Cluster Expansion Method. In: Morán-López, J.L., Sanchez, J.M. (eds) Theory and Applications of the Cluster Variation and Path Probability Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0419-7_11
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