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Numerical Solution of the Quantum Landau Equation for Dense Plasmas
Author(s) -
Kosse S.,
Bonitz M.,
Schlanges M.,
Kraeft W. D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150370604
Subject(s) - pauli exclusion principle , physics , electron , non equilibrium thermodynamics , distribution function , relaxation (psychology) , landau damping , plasma , scattering , quantum , kinetic energy , collision , computational physics , quantum electrodynamics , quantum mechanics , psychology , social psychology , computer security , computer science
The numerical solution of the quantum Landau kinetic equation for a dense electron gas is considered. Being one of the most simple kinetic equations, it still retains essential physical features of a correlated many‐particle system, such as selfconsistent static screening and Pauli blocking, and, at the same time, it is a good test case for the efficiency of numerical methods. Two schemes for the evaluation of the scattering rates and the collision integral are discussed. To illustrate our results, we present time‐dependent calculations i) for the relaxation of a nonequilibrium electron distribution function and ii) for the stopping of fast electrons.