radial distribution function


radial distribution function

[′rād·ē·əl ‚dis·trə′byü·shən ‚fəŋk·shən] (mathematics) A function F (r) equal to the average of a given function of the three coordinates over a sphere of radius r centered at the origin of the coordinate system. (physical chemistry) A function ρ(r) equal to the average over all directions of the number density of molecules at distance r from a given molecule in a liquid.