Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.105, No.23, 10527-10534, 1996
Thermodynamic Consistency of the Hard-Sphere Solid Distribution Function
A discussion about the role of the two-particle density function in the fundamental equation of the compressibility is presented. The thermodynamic inconsistency found by different authors between the compressibility obtained from the equation of state and that from the compressibility equation, in both cases using simulation data, is clarified. A new parameterization for the solid radial distribution function, which includes properly the compressibility effects, is proposed.