Ben Naim's four-arm model with density anomaly: Theory and computer simulations.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Molecular dynamics, Wertheim's integral equation theory (IET), and thermodynamics perturbation theory (TPT) were used to study the thermodynamics and structure of particles interacting through angle-dependent potential. The particles are modeled as two-dimensional Lennard-Jones disks with four hydrogen bonding arms arranged symmetrically. The model was introduced by Ben-Naim and we call it the BN4 model. The BN4 model exhibits density anomaly and other anomalous properties similar to those in water and in the Mercedes-Benz (MB) model. The IET is based on the orientationally averaged version of the Ornstein-Zernike equation and correctly predicts the pair correlation function of the model at high temperatures. Both TPT and IET are in semiquantitative agreement with the simulation values of the molar volume, isothermal compressibility, thermal expansion coefficient, and heat capacity.