The Lennard-Jones and Devonshire theory of the liquid state has been modified by introduction of the quasi-chemical method to allow for both holes in the liquid and an expandable lattice. The essential step is to minimize the free energy with respect to a lattice expansion parameter. On the whole, critical constants obtained in this way are in appreciably better agreement with experiment than those of the Lennard-Jones and Devonshire theory. however, the equilibrium number of holes turns out to be much too small.
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