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Kirkwood-Buff solution theory

Kirkwood-Buff solution theory proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

the Kirkwood-Buff solution theory

  1. 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.

Origin of Kirkwood-Buff solution theory

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

Questions about Kirkwood-Buff solution theory

What does Kirkwood-Buff solution theory mean?
Kirkwood-Buff solution theory means 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.
What part of speech is Kirkwood-Buff solution theory?
Kirkwood-Buff solution theory is a proper noun.

Words near Kirkwood-Buff solution theory in the dictionary

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