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kirkwood-buff solution theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
kirk-wood-buf-f -so-lu-tion the-o-ry
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
9
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theory that links macroscopic (bulk) properties to microscopic (molecular) details, using statistical mechanics to derive thermodynamic quantities from pair correlation functions between all molecules in a multi-component solution.

Etymology

Due to John G. Kirkwood and Frank P. Buff.

Inflected Forms

the Kirkwood-Buff solution theory (canonical)

Questions

What does kirkwood-buff solution theory mean?
A theory that links macroscopic (bulk) properties to microscopic (molecular) details, using statistical mechanics to derive thermodynamic quantities from pair correlation functions between all molecules in a multi-component solution.
Where does kirkwood-buff solution theory come from?
Due to John G. Kirkwood and Frank P. Buff.

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