The Potential Distribution Theorem and Models of Molecular Solutions

DOI10.1017/CBO9780511536663zbMath1107.82002MaRDI QIDQ5489676

Lawrence E. Pratt, Thomas L. Beck, Michael E. Paulaitis

Publication date: 28 September 2006

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511536663

zbMATH Keywords

thermodynamics; polymers; chemical potential; Gibbs free energy; statistical mechanics; quantum statistical mechanics; intermolecular potential; molecular physics; hydrogen bonding; molecular liquids; hydrophobic effects; hydrophilic phenomena; ion hydration; molecular solutions; potential distribution theorem; quasi-chemical approach; Zundel ion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

82D60: Statistical mechanics of polymers

82B05: Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics (general)

81-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory

82-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistical mechanics

82B10: Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general)

82D15: Statistical mechanics of liquids

82B03: Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics

81V55: Molecular physics

82B30: Statistical thermodynamics

80-01: Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to classical thermodynamics

Related Items

Hydration free energies by energetic partitioning of the potential distribution theorem, Quantifying density fluctuations in volumes of all shapes and sizes using indirect umbrella sampling, An information theory approach to nonlinear, nonequilibrium thermodynamics