title: Entropy of the hard-core model.
abstract: The entropy of the hard-core model is analyzed subject to dimension, system size and particle density. Inspired by the exactly solvable one-dimensional case and the results from a virial expansion, we suggest a scaling relation for the two-dimensional and three-dimensional case. These relations are compared with numerical results, obtained by a modified Widom's particle insertion method. The notion of finite size effects, relevant for atomic glass-forming systems, is discussed in the context of the present results.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mathematische Statistik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alsmeyer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rubner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heuer