Abstract

Abstract This paper contains the background for a complete synthesis of all the properties-equilibrium as well as transport—of the five noble gases and of the 26 mixtures that can be formed with them. The synthesis is valid for the zero-density limit only, but covers the temperature range from absolute zero to the onset of ionization. The synthesis is based on a thorough revision of the two-parameter extended law of corresponding states of Kestin, Ro and Wakeham. The paper recalls the basis for the original corresponding-states principle, identifies the places at which experiment and the theory of statistical mechanics suggest deviations, and proceeds to remove them to a point where almost perfect agreement between calculation and a very large body of diverse experimental data is achieved, in the sense that deviations of experimental data from calculation are of the same order as the uncertainty in the best contemporary measurements. The basis of the revised corresponding-states principle is a set of five parameters which characterize each pair-interaction together with a fully consistent and asymptotically correct set of universal collision integrals and functionals that appear in the rigorous theory. These are reinforced with selected quantum-mechanical calculations applied in regions where they are significant.

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