Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: Anharmonic theory
Abstract
Calculating liquid energy and heat capacity in general form is an open problem in condensed matter physics. We develop a recent approach to liquids from the solid state by accounting for the contribution of anharmonicity and thermal expansion to liquid energy and heat capacity. We subsequently compare theoretical predictions to the experiments results of five commonly discussed liquids, and find a good agreement with no free fitting parameters. We discuss and compare the proposed theory to previous approaches.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- August 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.054106
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1103.4011
- Bibcode:
- 2011PhRvB..84e4106B
- Keywords:
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- 05.20.Jj;
- 65.20.Jk;
- 65.60.+a;
- Statistical mechanics of classical fluids;
- Studies of thermodynamic properties of specific liquids;
- Thermal properties of amorphous solids and glasses: heat capacity thermal expansion etc.;
- Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 6 figures