Comparison Between Theory and Experiment

Abstract

Abstract The present chapter is concerned with connections between theory and experiment. It first considers the pure noble gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon) and presents extensive comparisons between calculated and experimental bulk properties. It goes on to describe the correlation concept and examines the universal viscosity correlation using both experimental and computed (ab initio) values. A quantitative statistical measure of the level of agreement between a particular experimental data set and the calculated behavior may be provided by the dimensionless root-mean-square deviation, or DRMSD, value. Finally, it gives a detailed discussion of binary mixture properties.