Michael Bonitz, [Oxford ALP seminar] - Perspectives of quantum plasma and warm dense matter theory

Montag 26.10.2020, 12:30 → 13:30 Europe/Berlin

The Oxford Atomic and Laser Physics webinar series welcomes Prof. Michael Bonitz (Kiel)

Presently we are witnessing dramatic progress in experiments with dense quantum plasmas where matter is being compressed to densities exceeding that of conventional solids. This gives rise to a complicated mix of condensed matter and plasma phases with unknown properties. At the same time, accurate laser and x-ray based diagnostic tools have emerged that probe the properties of such warm dense matter [1]. To understand these experiments and predict new ones poses a challenge to theory and simulations. Promising tools include generalized quantum hydrodynamics [2,3] and quantum kinetic equations [4]. We will discuss some of the recent theory developments and present accurate results for the electron dynamic structure factor [5] and for the plasmon dispersion in dense quantum plasmas [6].

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References
[1] M. Bonitz et al., Phys. Plasmas 27, 042710 (2020)
[2] M. Bonitz et al., Phys. Plasmas 26, 090601 (2019)
[3] Zh. Moldabekov et al., Phys. Plasmas 25, 031903 (2018)
[4] M. Bonitz, Quantum Kinetic Theory, 2nd ed. Springer 2016
[5] T. Dornheim et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 255001 (2018)
[6] P. Hamann, Contrib. Plasma Phys., in press (2020), arXiv:2008.04605

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