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From: Andreas Bender <anbeajbj /at\cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Hi Andrew,

I want to give you a simple illustration to your equation:

a) For a point charge, you have E = Q / (r * r)  (in non SI-units).

b) Integrate that with respect to r, and you have U(r)= Q / r.

c) You have interactions each particle with each other particle. So
you have to sum up with respect to i and j.

d) But - now you counted each interaction twice! Divide by 2, and you have
the equation you mentioned.

I hope that was your point, 
Good luck,
Andreas


On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Andrew Horsfield wrote:

> Can anyone point me to a proof of the following equation for the 
> electrostatic contribution to the solvation energy:
> 
>   U = 1/2 \sum_{ij} Q_i q_j / r_{ij}


Mit freundlichen Grüssen,
Andreas Bender

Andreas Kieron Patrick Bender
http://www.andreasbender.de