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Refractive index of rare-gas liquids: First-principles calculation

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
A self-consistent local-density scheme is used to compute the polarizability of rare-gas atoms in the liquid phase at the triple point. First-principles total-energy calculations are performed for the crystal, and Lennard-Jones parameters for interatomic potentials are deduced which are in reasonable agreement with empirical values. Hence, the environmental potential in the liquid is constructed with use of existing molecular-dynamics results for the pair correlation function of a Lennard-Jones fluid. It is suggested that such calculations provide an additional way of assessing effective pair potentials.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Computational Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506
OSTI ID:
5310972
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 37:11; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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