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The plasma-insulator transition of spin-polarized Hydrogen

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

Abstract

A mixed classical-quantum density functional theory is used to calculate pair correlations and the free energy of a spin-polarized Hydrogen plasma. A transition to an atomic insulator phase is estimated to occur around r_s=2.5 at T=10^4K, and a pressure P0.5MbarP\approx0.5Mbar. Spin polarization is imposed to prevent the formation of H_2 molecules.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0002198,
  title  = {The plasma-insulator transition of spin-polarized Hydrogen},
  author = {Hong Xu and Jean-Pierre Hansen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0002198},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages, 4 figures