Kinetic Theory of Quantum Electrodynamic Plasma in a Strong Electromagnetic Field: II. The Covariant Mean-Field Approximation |
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| Authors: | Morozov V. G. Röpke G. Höll A. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Moscow State Institute for Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation (Technical University), Moscow, Russia;(2) Fachbereich Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A covariant kinetic equation for the matrix Wigner function is derived in the mean-field approximation from a general kinetic equation for the fermionic subsystem of a quantum electrodynamic plasma. We show that in the semiclassical limit, the equations for the components of the Wigner function can be transformed into closed kinetic equations for the Lorentz-invariant distribution functions of particles and antiparticles. |
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| Keywords: | relativistic kinetic theory quantum electrodynamic plasma covariant mean-field approximation |
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