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As is well known, the Born and Green theory of classical fluids1 makes use of the so-called ‘super-position-principle’ first employed, in this connexion, by Kirkwood and Boggs2. Using this hypothesis, a non-linear integral equation is obtained for the radial distribution function, from which other properties of the fluid, such as its pressure, can be calculated.
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RUSHBROOKE, G., SCOINS, H. Born and Green's Theory of Imperfect Gases. Nature 167, 366–367 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167366a0
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