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The Saha equation describes the relative number density of consecutive ionization levels of a given atomic species under conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium in an ionized gas. Because the number density in the denominator may be very…
The Saha equation follows from thermal equilibrium of matter and radiation. We discuss this problem of equilibrium in the early universe, when matter consists mostly of electrons, protons and hydrogen atoms. Taking H-atoms in their ground…
Although the Saha ionization equation is a standard topic in advanced statistical physics and most professional physicists would have some knowledge of it, the exact nature of Meghnad Saha's contributions in this subject is not widely…
Spatial localization of the electrons of an atom or molecule is studied in models of non-relativistic matter coupled to quantized radiation. We give two definitions of the ionization threshold. One in terms of spectral data of cluster…
The aim of this paper is to study a system of three equations for ionized gas dynamics at high temperature, in one spatial dimension. In addition to the mass density, pressure and particle velocity, a further quantity is needed, namely, the…
We have studied Saha equation for photo-ionization of hydrogen atoms in partially ionized relativistic hydrogen plasma in Rindler space. Following the principle of equivalence, we have obtained the abundances of neutral hydrogen atoms,…
The hydrogen plasma is studied at temperatures T ~ 10^4 - 10^6 K using the free energy minimization method. A simple analytic free energy model is proposed which is accurate at densities up to 1 g/cc and yields convergent internal partition…
We present a self-consistent approach to the modeling of dense plasma mixtures in local thermodynamic equilibrium. In each electron configuration the nucleus is totally screened by electrons in a Wigner-Seitz sphere (ion-sphere model).…
Astrophysical shocks or bursts from a photoionizing source can disturb the typical collisional plasma found in galactic interstellar media or the intergalactic medium. The spectrum emitted by this plasma contains diagnostics that have been…
Astrophysical shocks are often collisionless shocks. An open question about collisionless shocks is whether electrons and ions each establish their own post-shock temperature, or whether they quickly equilibrate in the shock region. Here we…
In solid-state electrochemical experiments, the boundary between the sample and the electrolyte plays a crucial role, and the rest of the sample acting as a buffer that maintains a fixed composition. Due to the presence of an…
This work addresses the problem of infrared mass renormalization for a scalar electron in a translation-invariant model of non-relativistic QED. We assume that the interaction of the electron with the quantized electromagnetic field…
The equilibrium of dense plasma in a self-gravitation is considered. The obtained results radically distinguish from the point of view which is commonly accepted in the astrophysical society. It is important that all these results were…
The Saha equation provides the relation between two consecutive ionization state populations, like the Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution of the atoms in a gas ensemble. Saha equation can also consider the partitions functions for both…
Theoretical modelling of ionization potential depression and the related ionization equilibrium in dense plasmas, in particular in warm/hot dense matter, represents a significant challenge due to ionic coupling and electronic degeneracy…
Shannon entropy in position ($S_{\rvec}$) and momentum ($S_{\pvec}$) spaces, along with their sum ($S_t$) are presented for unit-normalized densities of He, Li$^+$ and Be$^{2+}$ ions, spatially confined at the center of an impenetrable…
The electron localization function (ELF) is a universal measure of electron localization that allows for, e.g., an effective characterization of physical bonds in molecular and solid state systems. In the context of the widely used…
We have obtained the solutions of linearized Shr{\"o}dinger equation for spherically and axially symmetrical electrons density oscillations in plasma in the approximation of the self-consistent field. It was shown that in the center or on…
The degree of ionization of a nondegenerate two-dimensional electron-hole plasma is calculated using the modified law of mass action, which takes into account all bound and unbound states in a screened Coulomb potential. Application of the…
The uniform electron gas is a key model system in the description of matter, including dense plasmas and solid state systems. However, the simultaneous occurence of quantum, correlation, and thermal effects makes the theoretical description…