Abstract
A classical statistical mechanical cluster formalism is presented for computing the thermodynamic properties and equilibrium state of aggregation of a fluid composed of structureless monomeric units which are capable of forming weakly bound van der Waals complexes. The general procedure is not restricted to any particular definition of the clusters, provided that the definition used satisfies certain reasonable criteria. The formalism is illustrated by applying it to two different cluster definitions. Calculations based on these definitions have been performed for the concentrations of argon monomers, dimers and trimers. It is found that gas imperfections due to cluster-cluster interactions can significantly affect the calculated values of these concentrations.
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