Abstract
A general relation is derived between the pressure tensor in an equilibrated inhomogeneous fluid and the direct correlation function. This relation reduces to the usual compressibility equation for a homogeneous fluid and is to be considered as the generalized compressibility equation. The equation provides a starting point for integral-equation theories and is useful in the rigorous kinetic theory of inhomogeneous fluids.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1819-1822 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics