Generating functionals, consistency, and uniqueness in the integral equation theory of liquids
arXiv:cond-mat/0304449 · doi:10.1063/1.1590642
Abstract
We discuss and illustrate through numerical examples the relations between generating functionals, thermodynamic consistency (in particular the virial-free energy one), and uniqueness of the solution, in the integral equation theory of liquids. We propose a new approach for deriving closures automatically satisfying such characteristics. Results from a first exploration of this program are presented and discussed.
27 pages, 5 figures