Abstract
A simple two-point Pad\'e approximant of the dynamic polarizability is used to generate a variety of formulas for van der Waals coefficients including the Slater-Kirkwood formula for two-body interactions and the Midzuno-Kihara formula for three-body interactions. The mathematical properties of the approximant are examined. It is shown that some formulae are bounds of the actual value while others give remarkably accurate results.
Keywords
Polarizabilityvan der Waals forceVan der Waals radiusPhysicsSimple (philosophy)Variety (cybernetics)Point (geometry)Theorem of corresponding statesVan der Waals surfaceQuantum mechanicsStatistical physicsClassical mechanicsMathematical physicsThermodynamicsMathematicsMoleculeGeometry
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- 1969
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 177
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 108-114
- Citations
- 179
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K. T. Tang
(1969).
Dynamic Polarizabilities and van der Waals Coefficients.
Physical Review
, 177
(1)
, 108-114.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.177.108
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrev.177.108