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Analytic Calculation of B 4 for Hard Spheres in Even Dimensions

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We exactly calculate the fourth virial coefficient for hard spheres in even dimensions for D = 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12.

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Clisby, N., McCoy, B.M. Analytic Calculation of B 4 for Hard Spheres in Even Dimensions. Journal of Statistical Physics 114, 1343–1361 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOSS.0000013959.30878.d2

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