title: Symmetry-preserving mean field theory for electrostatics at interfaces.
abstract: We derive an instantaneous symmetry-preserving mean field equation relating the long-ranged component of the intermolecular interaction to an effective single particle potential. We verify the efficiency and accuracy of the symmetry-preserving mean field approach to treat complex nonuniform electrostatics and foresee its application to study self-assembly and disassembly processes at interfaces in many computer simulations.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China. zhonghanhu@jlu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhonghan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu