Mayer 1937: partition function Z = (V/N!)·∫d³r₁...d³r_N exp(-βU) expanded via Mayer-function f_ij = exp(-βu_ij) - 1. Diagrammatic graph-theoretic enumeration of n-body cluster integrals. Foundation of liquid-state theory; recovers virial…
Mayer 1937: partition function Z = (V/N!)·∫d³r₁...d³r_N exp(-βU) expanded via Mayer-function f_ij = exp(-βu_ij) - 1. Diagrammatic graph-theoretic enumeration of n-body cluster integrals. Foundation of liquid-state theory; recovers virial…