Mean-field approach to diffusion with interaction: Darken equation and numerical validation

A mean-field theory for diffusion with interaction was introduced in Phys. Rev. E 92, 062118 (2015)PLEEE81539-375510.1103/PhysRevE.92.062118. Interaction effects are represented with a mean-field potential. Here we show that the potential can be directly related to the activity coefficient. In this...

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Autores: Di Pietro Martínez, Marisel, Hoyuelos, Miguel Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/89187
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/89187
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DIFFUSION
INTERACTION
MEAN-FIELD
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Sumario:A mean-field theory for diffusion with interaction was introduced in Phys. Rev. E 92, 062118 (2015)PLEEE81539-375510.1103/PhysRevE.92.062118. Interaction effects are represented with a mean-field potential. Here we show that the potential can be directly related to the activity coefficient. In this context, we obtain an alternative derivation of the Darken equation, that relates collective diffusion coefficient and single particle diffusion coefficient (generally different in the presence of interactions). We also carry out a validation test of the model using, as a case study, effective interactions that reproduce Bose-Einstein statistics.