Pressure-energy correlations in liquids. I. Results from computer simulations

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2008-07-03

arxiv.org/abs/0807.0550v3

J. Chem. Phys. 129, 184507 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Some changes corresponding to those made in proof of the accepted article

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2982247

We show that a number of model liquids at fixed volume exhibit strong correlations between equilibrium fluctuations of the configurational parts of (instantaneous) pressure and energy. We present detailed results for thirteen systems, showing in which systems these correlations are significant. These include Lennard-Jones liquids (both single- and two-component) and several other simple liquids, but not hydrogen-bonding liquids like methanol and water, nor the Dzugutov liquid which has significant contributions to pressure at the second nearest neighbor distance. The pressure-energy correlations, which for the Lennard-Jones case are shown to also be present in the crystal and glass phases, reflect an effective inverse power-law potential dominating fluctuations, even at zero and slightly negative pressure. An exception to the inverse-power law explanation is a liquid with hard-sphere repulsion and a square-well attractive part, where a strong correlation is observed, but only after time-averaging. The companion paper [arXiv:0807.0551] gives a thorough analysis of the correlations, with a focus on the Lennard-Jones liquid, and a discussion of some experimental and theoretical consequences.

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