Various conceptions on the structure of water are reviewed and different intermolecular interaction models underlying its description are discussed. To describe the structure of water, the method of integral equations for correlation functions borrowed from the theory of liquids is applied. Some numerical simulation results obtained with the Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods are also discussed in the context of water structural peculiarities.

PACS: 05.20.Jj, 61.20-p, 64.30+t, 64.60.My (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2006v049n08ABEH005824 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2006/8/b/ 000242898300002 2-s2.0-33845769490 2006PhyU...49..809S Citation: Sarkisov G N "Structural models of water" Phys. Usp. 49 809–820 (2006) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Саркисов Г Н «Структурные модели воды» УФН 176 833–845 (2006); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0176.200608b.0833