Classical and quantum kinetic equations with exact conservation laws |
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Authors: | Dufty James W. Boercker David B. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute for Theoretical Physics, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands;(2) Present address: Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida;(3) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 94550 Livermore, California |
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Abstract: | Stationary and dynamic properties of reduced density matrices can be determined from formal or approximate closures of an infinite hierarchy of equations. The local macroscopic conservation laws place weak but important constraints on the reduced density matrices which should be respected by any closure. For pairwise additive forces conditions on the closure of the one- and two-particle equations are obtained that preserve the exact functional dependence of the conserved densities and their fluxes on the reduced density matrices. To illustrate the nature of these conditions, a closure approximation suitable for a quantum gas is given, yielding an extension of the time-dependent Hartree-Fock equations for the dynamics of a nuclear fluid to include collisions. |
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Keywords: | Kinetic theory conservation law time-dependent Hartree-Fock |
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