Gelation of sticky hard spheres Baxters problem

2 Gelation of sticky hard spheres (Baxter s problem) [Pg.277]

To study gelation phenomena in globular proteins, colloid dispersions, etc., Baxter s adhesive hard sphere (AHS) system [38] is often used as a model system. Particles in the AHS system interact with each other through strongly attractive short-range square well potentials. [Pg.277]

Consider N spherical particles of radius a/2 in a container of volume V. The volume fraction p = /3) (ct/2) tV/ P is used for the concentration. The attractive potential has [Pg.277]

21 (a) Baxter s adhesive hard sphere (AHS) system, (b) Its universal phase diagram. Coexisting [Pg.278]

If we apply Mayer s theory of condensation to AHS systems, we find that in the cluster expansions (7.13a) for the molar volume v and (7.13b) for the pressure p. The coefficients (cluster integrals) bi are constmcted by the special form [Pg.278]

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