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Kinetic Theory for the OCP Crystal
Author(s) -
Dufty J. W.
Publication year - 1999
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.2150390134
Subject(s) - kinetic energy , elasticity (physics) , kinetic theory , classical mechanics , continuum hypothesis , physics , statistical physics , theoretical physics , materials science , mechanics , thermodynamics
The problem of formulating a kinetic theory for systems with possible broken symmetry is considered. It is shown that to a large extent fluid and crystal phases can be treated on a common ground, with the primary differences occuring via the continuum fields of hydrodynamics or elasticity.