Nuclear fusion in a dense plasma
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2010-05-25 v2 Nuclear Theory
Plasma Physics
Abstract
The standard theory of nuclear fusion rates in a strongly interacting plasma can be (correctly) derived only when the energy release, Q, is large compared to other energies in the problem. We exhibit a result for rates that provides a basis for calculating the finite Q corrections. Crude estimates indicate a significant defect in the conventional results for some regions of high density and strong plasma coupling. We also lay some groundwork for a path integral calculation of the new effects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.0872,
title = {Nuclear fusion in a dense plasma},
author = {R. F. Sawyer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0872},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Final version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett.