Using the ni Formula from a Paper with N=7: What do I Get?

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The discussion focuses on the application of the formula ni = (e^(B*(eH-ei))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649) from a 2018 paper to derive values for n0 through n7, given N=7. Users are attempting to match the derived values (3,2,1,1,0,0,0,0) using the formula, but face challenges in aligning their results with Boltzmann's combinatorial argument. The derivation involves the digamma function and its approximation, indicating a need for precise values of B and ei to achieve the desired outcomes.

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Hi

How do I use this formula:
ni = (e^(B*(eH-ei))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649..)
from this paper?
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018DDA...49P...2C/abstract
According to this site, (n0,n1,n2,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7) = (3,2,1,1,0,0,0,0) for N=7:
https://bouman.chem.georgetown.edu/S02/lect21/lect21.htm
Does that mean I should get:
n0 = (e^(B*(7-0))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649..) = 3
n1 = (e^(B*(7-1))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649..) = 2
n2 = (e^(B*(7-2))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649..) = 1
n3 = (e^(B*(7-3))-1)*e^(-0.5772156649..) = 1
?
 
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Yes, I can't find the actual paper either but that abstract (as well as another abstract from him) makes the derivation clear:

digamma(ni+1) = a-b*ei

use approximation digamma(x+1) = ln(e^-m+x) where m = 0.5772156649

ln(e^-m+ni) = a-b*ei

e^-m+ni = e^(a-b*ei)

ni = e^(a-b*ei)-e^-m
ni = e^(a+m-m-b*ei)-e^-m
ni = e^(a+m-b*ei)*e^-m-e^-m
ni = (e^(a+m-b*ei)-1)*e^-m
ni = (e^(a*((A+m)/b-ei))-1)*e^-m

replace eH = (a+m)/b

ni = (e^(b*(eH-ei))-1)*e^-m

I just can't get the ni's to match Boltzmann's combinatorical argument.
Shouldn't it be possible to find a B such that (n0,n1,n2,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7) = (3,2,1,1,0,0,0,0) for N=7?
 

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