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Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamical properties of supercooled liquids

Abstract

The equilibrium properties of supercooled liquids with repulsive soft-sphere potentials, u(r) = {epsilon}({sigma}/r){sup n}, have been obtained by solving the integral equation of the theory of liquids and by performing constant-temperature molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. A thermodynamically consistent approximation, proposed recently by Rogers and Young (RY), has been examined for the supercooled soft-sphere fluids. Then, a new approximation for the integral equation, called MHNCS (modified hypernetted-chain integral equation for highly supercooled soft-sphere fluids) approximation, is proposed. The solution of the MHNCS integral equation for highly supercooled liquid states agrees well with the results of computer simulations. The MHNCS integral equation has also been applied for binary soft-sphere mixtures. Dynamical properties of soft-sphere fluids have been investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The reduced diffusion constant is found to be insensitive to the choice of the softness of the potential. On the other hand, the spectrum of the velocity autocorrelation function shows a pronounced dependence on the softness of the potential. These significant dynamical properties dependent on the softness parameter (n) are consistent to dynamical behavior observed in liquid alkali metals and liquefied inert gases. The self-part of the density-density autocorrelation function obtained shows a clear nonexponential decay in intermediate time,  More>>
Authors:
Kambayashi, Shaw [1] 
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-M-92-181
Reference Number:
SCA: 420400; 990200; PA: JPN-93:004124; SN: 93000987260
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Dec 1992
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; SUBCOOLING; THERMODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; SIMULATION; ENTROPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CRYSTALS; STABILITY; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; DIFFUSION; TIME DEPENDENCE; 420400; 990200; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS
OSTI ID:
10150637
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93788387; TRN: JP9304124
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
135 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Kambayashi, Shaw. Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamical properties of supercooled liquids. Japan: N. p., 1992. Web.
Kambayashi, Shaw. Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamical properties of supercooled liquids. Japan.
Kambayashi, Shaw. 1992. "Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamical properties of supercooled liquids." Japan.
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title = {Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamical properties of supercooled liquids}
author = {Kambayashi, Shaw}
abstractNote = {The equilibrium properties of supercooled liquids with repulsive soft-sphere potentials, u(r) = {epsilon}({sigma}/r){sup n}, have been obtained by solving the integral equation of the theory of liquids and by performing constant-temperature molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. A thermodynamically consistent approximation, proposed recently by Rogers and Young (RY), has been examined for the supercooled soft-sphere fluids. Then, a new approximation for the integral equation, called MHNCS (modified hypernetted-chain integral equation for highly supercooled soft-sphere fluids) approximation, is proposed. The solution of the MHNCS integral equation for highly supercooled liquid states agrees well with the results of computer simulations. The MHNCS integral equation has also been applied for binary soft-sphere mixtures. Dynamical properties of soft-sphere fluids have been investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The reduced diffusion constant is found to be insensitive to the choice of the softness of the potential. On the other hand, the spectrum of the velocity autocorrelation function shows a pronounced dependence on the softness of the potential. These significant dynamical properties dependent on the softness parameter (n) are consistent to dynamical behavior observed in liquid alkali metals and liquefied inert gases. The self-part of the density-density autocorrelation function obtained shows a clear nonexponential decay in intermediate time, as the liquid-glass transition is approached. (J.P.N.) 105 refs.}
place = {Japan}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}