Shell Structure of Confined Charges at Strong Coupling
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-14 v1
Abstract
A theoretical description of shell structure for charged particles in a harmonic trap is explored at strong coupling conditions of = 50 and 100. The theory is based on an extension of the hypernetted chain approximation to confined systems plus a phenomenological representation of associated bridge functions. Predictions are compared to corresponding Monte Carlo simulations and quantitative agreement for the radial density profile is obtained.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.0076,
title = {Shell Structure of Confined Charges at Strong Coupling},
author = {J. Wrighton and J. W. Dufty and M. Bonitz and H. Kählert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0076},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
9 pages, 5 figures. Presented at the 13th International Conference on the Physics of Non-Ideal Plasmas (PNP 13) held in Chernogolovka, Russia (September 13-18, 2009). Proceedings to be published in "Contributions to Plasma Physics" (Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010)