Self-similar summation of virial expansions
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| author | Yukalov, V. I. Yukalova, E. P. |
| author_facet | Yukalov, V. I. Yukalova, E. P. |
| contents | Virial expansions are the series in powers of density assumed to be small. However, the equations of state require to consider finite densities for which virial expansions, as a rule, diverge. In order to extrapolate a virial expansion to the values, where this expansion diverges, one uses summation methods. The most often used method is the Padé summation, which has several deficiencies. First of all, Padé approximants are not uniquely defined, suggesting a large table of admissible variants. Second, often there appear spurious unphysical poles. On the contrary, in those cases where the existence of a pole is physically motivated, Padé approximants do not necessarily exhibit it. A new approach for the summation of virial expansions is suggested, based on self-similar approximation theory. The method is regular and uniquely defined. It allows for the determination of physically motivated poles. The accuracy of self-similar approximants is not worse than that of the best Padé approximants with fitting parameters or of Monte Carlo simulations. The self-similar summation is based solely on virial expansions, involving no fitting parameters. In some cases, self-similar summation allows for reconstructing the sought functions exactly. The approach is illustrated by summing virial expansions for hard-disk fluids, hard-sphere fluids, and systems with power-law potentials. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-similar summation of virial expansions Yukalov, V. I. Yukalova, E. P. Statistical Mechanics Virial expansions are the series in powers of density assumed to be small. However, the equations of state require to consider finite densities for which virial expansions, as a rule, diverge. In order to extrapolate a virial expansion to the values, where this expansion diverges, one uses summation methods. The most often used method is the Padé summation, which has several deficiencies. First of all, Padé approximants are not uniquely defined, suggesting a large table of admissible variants. Second, often there appear spurious unphysical poles. On the contrary, in those cases where the existence of a pole is physically motivated, Padé approximants do not necessarily exhibit it. A new approach for the summation of virial expansions is suggested, based on self-similar approximation theory. The method is regular and uniquely defined. It allows for the determination of physically motivated poles. The accuracy of self-similar approximants is not worse than that of the best Padé approximants with fitting parameters or of Monte Carlo simulations. The self-similar summation is based solely on virial expansions, involving no fitting parameters. In some cases, self-similar summation allows for reconstructing the sought functions exactly. The approach is illustrated by summing virial expansions for hard-disk fluids, hard-sphere fluids, and systems with power-law potentials. |
| title | Self-similar summation of virial expansions |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00294 |