Hard sphere model: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:35, 16 February 2007

The hard sphere (HS) interaction potential is given by

V\left(r\right)=\left\{{\begin{array}{lll}\infty &;&r<\sigma \\0&;&r\geq \sigma \end{array}}\right.

where $V\left(r\right)$ is the potential energy between two spheres at a distance $r$ , and $\sigma$ is the sphere diameter.

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-The hard sphere interaction potential is given by
+The hard sphere (HS) interaction potential is given by
+: <math>
+V \left( r \right) = \left\{ \begin{array}{lll}
+\infty & ; & r <  \sigma \\
+      & ; & r \ge \sigma \end{array} \right.
+</math>
-V(r) = &infin;,  if r &lt;  &sigma;; and
-V(r) = 0; if r &ge; &sigma;.
+where <math> V\left(r \right) </math> is the potential energy between two spheres at a distance <math> r </math>, and <math> \sigma </math> is the sphere diameter.
-where V(r) is the potential energy between two spheres at a distance r, and &sigma; is the sphere diameter.
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