radial distribution function
physics
Also known as: RDF
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molecular structure of liquids
- In liquid: Molecular structure of liquids
…potential function, u, and the radial distribution function, g. The pair potential gives information about the energy due to the interaction of a pair of molecules and is a function of the distance r between their centres. Information about the structure or the distances between pairs of molecules is contained…
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study of amorphous solids
- In amorphous solid: The radial distribution function
The absence of long-range order is the defining characteristic of the atomic arrangement in amorphous solids. However, because of the absence in glasses of long parallel rows and flat parallel planes of atoms, it is extremely difficult to determine details of the…
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