Boltzmann-Vlasov Equation for a Quantum Plasma
- 15 August 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 119 (4), 1174-1179
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.119.1174
Abstract
In this paper a new equation is derived which is a quantum mechanical analog of the classical collisionless Boltzmann equation. To these ends a new quantum mechanical distribution function is employed which is particularly useful in this case. Quantum corrections for longitudinal plasma oscillations are evaluated for a low-density plasma, and it is found that the leading contribution () is due to exchange (Pauli principle).
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