A critique of some recent suggestions to correct the Kirkwood-Buff integrals

A. Ben-Naim*

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Abstract

This article is a thorough critique of some recent publications by Matteoli, Lepori, Ruckenstein and others who suggested a correction to the Kirkwood-Buff integrals to obtain "better" information on the molecular interactions. It is shown that the suggested "corrected" Kirkwood-Buff integrals are, in fact, less informative than the original integrals. A detailed and critical examination of the arguments that led to the suggested correction reveals some serious flaws. Therefore, it is argued that the corrected Kirkwood-Buff integrals should be "recorrected" to restore their original definition and meaning.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2896-2902
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume111
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Mar 2007

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