An introduction to quantum plasmas
Plasma Physics
2012-06-07 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Shielding effects in non-degenerate and degenerate plasmas are compared. A detailed derivation of the Wigner-Poisson system is provided for electrostatic quantum plasmas where relativistic, spin and collisional effects are not essential. Later a detailed derivation of a quantum hydrodynamic model starting from the Wigner-Poisson system is shown. The route for this derivation considers the eikonal decomposition of the one-body wavefunctions of the quantum statistical mixture. The merits and limitations of the resulting quantum hydrodynamic model are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.1079,
title = {An introduction to quantum plasmas},
author = {Fernando Haas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.1079},
year = {2012}
}