Direct calculation of liquid–vapor phase equilibria from transition matrix Monte Carlo simulation
- 8 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 118 (22), 9915-9925
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1572463
Abstract
An approach for directly determining the liquid–vapor phase equilibrium of a model system at any temperature along the coexistence line is described. The method relies on transition matrix Monte Carlo ideas developed by Fitzgerald, Picard, and Silver [Europhys. Lett. 46, 282 (1999)]. During a Monte Carlo simulation attempted transitions between states along the Markov chain are monitored as opposed to tracking the number of times the chain visits a given state as is done in conventional simulations. Data collection is highly efficient and very precise results are obtained. The method is implemented in both the grand canonical and isothermal–isobaric ensemble. The main result from a simulation conducted at a given temperature is a density probability distribution for a range of densities that includes both liquid and vapor states. Vapor pressures and coexisting densities are calculated in a straightforward manner from the probability distribution. The approach is demonstrated with the Lennard-Jones fluid. Coexistence properties are directly calculated at temperatures spanning from the triple point to the critical point.Keywords
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