statistical closure theory

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concept

Statistical closure theory is a framework in which an infinite hierarchy of statistical moment equations for a complex system is approximated by expressing higher-order moments in terms of lower-order ones, yielding a tractable closed set of equations.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
approximation method in statistical mechanics 1
cluster expansion method 1
theoretical construct in statistical mechanics 1

Instances (4)

Instance Via concept surface
direct interaction approximation (DIA)
surface form: direct interaction approximation
Kirkwood approximation in statistical mechanics
surface form: Kirkwood approximation
approximation method in statistical mechanics
Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy theoretical construct in statistical mechanics
Mayer f-function formalism cluster expansion method