Statistical mechanical theories of freezing: Where do we stand?

The basic advantages of the density functional theory over the other statistical mechanical theories of freezing are outlined. The feasibility of a density functional based calculation is illustrated in the case of the hard sphere freezing. The difficulties encountered in the extension of these results to continuous potentials are discussed and a possible solution is presented.

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Year of publication:	1991
Authors:	Baus, Marc ; Lutsko, James F.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 176.1991, 1, p. 28-36
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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