Lennard-Jones potential

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interatomic potential
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LJ_potential
gptkbp:appliesTo noble gases
simple liquids
gptkbp:category gptkb:logic
chemistry
physics
gptkbp:describes interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules
gptkbp:feature long-range attraction
short-range repulsion
gptkbp:form V(r) = 4ε[(σ/r)^12 - (σ/r)^6]
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:John_Lennard-Jones
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lennard-Jones potential
gptkbp:influenced development of force fields in computational chemistry
gptkbp:introducedIn 1924
gptkbp:parameter σ (finite distance at which the inter-particle potential is zero)
ε (depth of the potential well)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_Royal_Society_A
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:van_der_Waals_forces
gptkb:Buckingham_potential
gptkb:Morse_potential
pair potential
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:statistical_mechanics
computational chemistry
molecular dynamics simulations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Lennard-Jones
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5