Coulomb systems at low density: A review

被引:108
作者
Brydges, DC [1 ]
Martin, PA
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Math, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Phys Theor, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
Coulomb; plasma; Saha; screening; Debye-Huckel; virial; equation of state;
D O I
10.1023/A:1004600603161
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Results on the correlations of low-density classical and quantum Coulomb systems at equilibrium in three dimensions are reviewed. The exponential decay of particle correlations in the classical Coulomb system, Debye-Huckel screening, is compared and contrasted with the quantum case, where strong arguments are presented for the absence of exponential screening. Results and techniques for detailed calculations that determine the asymptotic decay of correlations for quantum systems are discussed. Theorems on the existence of molecules in the Saha regime are reviewed. Finally, new combinatoric formulas for the coefficients of Mayer expansions are presented and their role in proofs of results on Debye-Huckel screening is discussed.
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