Molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the pair distribution and dynamic correlations in liquid Sn near the melting point. The properties like structure factor, velocity autocorrelation function, its spectral density, and self-diffusion coefficient are calculated with a pair potential obtained from a pseudopotential originally developed for the solid state. Good agreement with the experiment is observed for the structure factor and the computed velocity autocorrelation functions compare favorably with the results obtained by other theoretical calculations, showing the transferability of the pseudopotential used from solid to liquid environment in the case of liquid Sn.
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