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Introduced by Leonard Ornstein and Frits Zernike.
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Today it means: An integral equation that relates different correlation functions with each other and, together with a closure relation, is used to compute the structure factor and thermodynamic state functions of amorphous matter such as liquids or colloids. Full definition →
Introduced by Leonard Ornstein and Frits Zernike.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.