ISSN:
1089-7674
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
In this paper, nonequilibrium properties of strongly coupled plasmas are considered. Usually, such problems are dealt with using Boltzmann– or Lenard–Balescu-type equations. However, for the application to strongly coupled plasmas, these equations exhibit several shortcomings. So, it is not possible (i), to describe the short time kinetics, (ii), to recover the correct (energy) conservation laws and thermodynamics, and, (iii), to account for the formation or destruction of bound states. Therefore, the kinetics of strongly coupled plasmas is considered starting from the Kadanoff–Baym equations, which are known to overcome the above limitations. This is demonstrated by a numerical solution of the two-time Kadanoff–Baym equations in second Born approximation. To be able to discuss approximations which are physically more interesting, it is advantageous to proceed to the time diagonal Kadanoff–Baym equations. In first order gradient expansion, generalizations of the Boltzmann and of the Lenard–Balescu kinetic equations are derived accounting for the bound state problem, too. Thus, the shortcomings (i)–(iii) mentioned above are overcome. Finally, the kinetic equations are applied to the problem of ionization kinetics. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.873781
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