Maximum-entropy Monte Carlo method for the inversion of the structure factor in simple classical systems.

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys

Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, IT-00133 Rome, Italy.

Published: October 2011


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We present a method for the evaluation of the interaction potential of an equilibrium classical system starting from the (partial) knowledge of its structure factor. The procedure is divided into two phases, both of which are based on the maximum entropy principle of information theory. First we determine the maximum entropy estimate of the radial distribution function constrained by the information contained in the structure factor. Next we invert the pair function and extract the interaction potential. The method is tested on a Lennard-Jones fluid at high density and the reliability of its results with respect to the missing information in the structure factor data are discussed. Finally, it is applied to the experimental data of liquid sodium at 100 °C.

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