COMPUTER 'EXPERIMENTS' ON LENNARD-JONES MOLECULES. I. THERMODYNAMICAL PROPERTIES.

Abstract : It is shown, using Rahman's work (Phys. Rev. v136 pA405 1964) as a starting point, how it is possible to integrate the equations of matrix of about a thousand particles in a relatively easy way. The first application of this tool is the thermodynamic study of a fluid composed of atoms interacting through a Lennard-Jones potential. The result of this study is the overall agreement between the results thus obtained and the thermodynamics of real Argon. It is then to be hoped that a two-body potential can fit the experimental data with a large degree of success.