A comparison of the dielectric function for p-point water models
We compute the longitudinal dielectric function ɛl(k) for p-point water models, p = 3 (SPC/E, TIP3P), p = 4 (TIP4P-EW, OPC), and p = 5 (TIP5P-E) from the charge-charge fluctuation function SZZ(k), obtained from two methods: average of the charge in k-space (method:sum) and from the pair distribution function in Fourier space (method:integral). The latter requires a continuation to small k-values, which we thoroughly discuss. We conclude with a detailed comparison of the longitudinal dielectric function for the different p-point models and its main characteristics: small k and large k limits, position of the poles, and its (complex) zeros.
Authors
- Prapti Kakkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7383-4642)
- Alex Travesset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7030-9570)
- Noah Shevy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5942-4961)
Institutions
- Iowa State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0344621
- Primary Topic
- Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00