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Transverse electric conductivity in quantum degenerate collisional plasma in Mermin approach

Plasma Physics 2012-07-17 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Formulas for transverse conductance in quantum collisional plasma are deduced. The kinetic equation in momentum space in the relaxation approach is used. It is shown, that at Planck's constant tends to zero the derived formula transfers to the classical one. It is shown also, that when electron collision frequency tends to null (i.e. plasma becomes collisionless), the conductance formula transfers in the known formula inferred earlier by Lindhard.

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@article{arxiv.1207.3753,
  title  = {Transverse electric conductivity in quantum degenerate collisional plasma in Mermin approach},
  author = {A. V. Latyshev and A. A. Yushkanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3753},
  year   = {2012}
}

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21 pages, 10 figures