Contact values of pair distribution functions in colloidal hard disks by test-particle insertion

We apply Henderson’s method for measuring the cavity distribution function y(r) [J. Henderson, Mol. Phys. 48, 389 (1983)] to obtain the pair distribution function at contact, g(σ+). In contrast to the conventional distance-histogram method, no approximate extrapolation to contact is required. The re...

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Main Authors: Stones, A, Dullens, R, Aarts, D
Format: Journal article
Published: American Institute of Physics 2018