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Thermodynamic Functions, Ionization Equilibrium and Phase Transitions in Coulomb Systems
Author(s) -
Kraeft W. D.,
Ebeling W.,
Kremp D.,
Röpke G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.19885000607
Subject(s) - physics , coulomb , chemical stability , ideal gas , electron , ionization , thermodynamic process , thermodynamic equilibrium , thermodynamic state , thermodynamic system , thermodynamic potential , phase transition , ideal (ethics) , plane (geometry) , plasma , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , material properties , mathematics , ion , philosophy , geometry , epistemology
Macroscopic matter is considered as a quantum statistical system of electrons and nuclei. After the discussion of several exact bounds and stability theorems, the low and high density structures of the thermodynamic functions (corresponding to ideal gases) are given. The intermediate regions in the density temperature plane are treated by means of thermodynamic Green functions. This requires partial summations corresponding to the effects of screening (chains), bound states (ladders), and chemical equilibria (quasi particle summations). The thermodynamic instabilities corresponding to the first order plasma phase transitions are studied for several examples.