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We present exact results for the density profile of the one dimensional array of N hard spheres of diameter D and mass m under gravity g. For a strictly one dimensional system, the liquid-solid transition occurs at zero temperature, because…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 Daniel C. Hong

A new kinetic theory Boltzmann-like collision term including correlations is proposed. In equilibrium it yields the one-particle distribution function in the form of a generalised-Lorentzian resembling but not being identical with the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. A. Treumann

This article presents a common setting for the collision integrals $\mathrm{St}$ appearing in the kinetic theory of dense gases. It includes the collision integrals of the Enskog equation, of (a variant of) the Povzner equation, and of a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-12-24 Frédérique Charles , Zhe Chen , François Golse

Using charged hard spheres model as an example, the dense one-component plasma is considered. For this model the Enskog-Landau kinetic equation is obtained and its normal solution is found using the Chapman-Enskog method. Transport…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. E. Kobryn , V. G. Morozov , I. P. Omelyan , M. V. Tokarchuk

Balance equations are derived from Enskog's kinetic equation for a two-dimensional system of hard disks using Grad's moment expansion method. This set of equations constitute an extended hydrodynamics for moderately dense bi-dimensional…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-25 Hideaki Ugawa , Patricio Cordero

The homogeneous steady state of a fluid of inelastic hard spheres immersed in a bath of elastic hard spheres kept at equilibrium is analyzed by means of the first Sonine approximation to the (spatially homogeneous) Enskog--Boltzmann…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andres Santos

Density-functional theory is a formally exact description of a many-body quantum system in terms of its density; in practice, however, approximations to the universal density functional are required. In this work, a model based on deep…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-08-02 Jeffrey M. McMahon

We conduct a numerical study of the dynamic behavior of a dense hard sphere fluid by deriving and integrating a set of Langevin equations. The statics of the system is described by a free energy functional of the Ramakrishnan-Yussouff form.…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Lisa M. Lust , Oriol T. Valls , Chandan Dasgupta

In the present work a simple kinetic model based on the Enskog equation is solved to get the rheological properties of a hard-disk fluid under shear far from equilibrium, as functions of the density and shear rate. Comparison with Monte…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. M. Montanero , A. Santos

In this work we study in a formal way the density dependent hadron field theory at finite temperature for nuclear matter. The thermodynamical potential and related quantities, as energy density and pressure are derived in two different…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 S. S. Avancini , M. E. Bracco , M. Chiapparini , D. P. Menezes

Granular elasticity, an elasticity theory useful for calculating static stress distribution in granular media, is generalized to the dynamic case by including the plastic contribution of the strain. A complete hydrodynamic theory is derived…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-10-14 Yimin Jiang , Mario Liu

A kinetic equation for a dilute gas of hard spheres confined between two parallel plates separated a distance smaller than two particle dimeters is derived. It is a Boltzmann-like equation, which incorporates the effect of the confinement…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-11-23 J. Javier Brey , P. Maynar , M. I. García de Soria

The glass transition of a hard sphere system is investigated within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT). Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to study dynamical behavior of the system on the one hand and to…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Kang Kim , Toyonori Munakata

Density-functional theory is utilized to investigate the zero-temperature transition from a Fermi liquid to an inhomogeneous stripe, or Wigner crystal phase, predicted to occur in a one-component, spin-polarized, two-dimensional dipolar…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-08-14 B. P. van Zyl , W. Kirkby , W. Ferguson

Density functional theory has made great success in solid state physics, quantum chemistry and in computational material sciences. In this work we show that density functional theory could shed light on phase transitions and entanglement at…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-08-11 Bo-Bo Wei

We use the density functional method to examine the properties of the nonuniform (two-phase) fluid of two-level atoms, a part of which is excited. Basing on the analysis of the equation of state of a gas of two-level atoms, a part of which…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Oleg Derzhko , Vasyl Myhal

We perform the analysis of predictions of a classical density functional theory for associating fluids with different association strength concerned with wetting of solid surfaces. The four associating sites water-like models with…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-01 A. Kozina , M. Aguilar , O. Pizio , S. Sokołowski

The Navier--Stokes transport coefficients of multicomponent granular suspensions at moderate densities are obtained in the context of the (inelastic) Enskog kinetic theory. The suspension is modeled as an ensemble of solid particles where…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-01-20 Rubén Gómez González , Nagi Khalil , Vicente Garzó

Time-dependent density functional theory is extended to include dissipative systems evolving under a master equation, providing a Hamiltonian treatment for molecular electronics. For weak electric fields, the isothermal conductivity is…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 Kieron Burke , Roberto Car , Ralph Gebauer

We formulate a relativistic hydrodynamic theory for fluids with spin and intrinsic dilation charges. Using an entropy-current analysis, we derive constitutive relations featuring a bulk viscosity and a dilation conductivity governing the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-19 Zhong-Hua Zhang , Xi-Hu Lv , Xu-Guang Huang