332 research outputs found
Variational Formulation of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
We present a variational formulation of Time-Dependent Density Functional
Theory similar to the constrained-search variational formulation of
ground-state density-function theory. The formulation is applied to justify the
time-dependent Kohn-Sham method. Other promising applications to advance TDDFT
are suggested.Comment: 5 page
Correlation Effects on the Temperature Relaxation Rates in Dense Plasmas
We present a model for the rate of temperature relaxation between electrons
and ions in plasmas. The model includes self-consistently the effects of
particle screening, electron degeneracy and correlations between electrons and
ions. We successfully validate the model over a wide range of plasma coupling
against molecular-dynamics simulations of classical plasma of like-charged
electrons and ions. We present calculations of the relaxation rates in dense
hydrogen and show that, while electron-ion correlation effects are
indispensable in classical, like-charged plasmas at any density and
temperature, quantum diffraction effects prevail over e-i correlation effects
in dense hydrogen plasmas.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figure
First-Principles Determination of Electron-Ion Couplings in the Warm Dense Matter Regime
We present first-principles calculations of the rate of energy exchanges
between electrons and ions in nonequilibrium warm dense plasmas, liquid metals
and hot solids, a fundamental property for which various models offer diverging
predictions. To this end, a Kubo relation for the electron-ion coupling
parameter is introduced, which includes self-consistently the quantum, thermal,
non-linear and strong coupling effects that coexist in materials at the
confluence of solids and plasmas. Most importantly, like other Kubo relations
widely used for calculating electronic conductivities, the expression can be
evaluated using quantum molecular dynamics simulations. Results are presented
and compared to experimental and theoretical predictions for representative
materials of various electronic complexity, including aluminum, copper, iron
and nickel
Non-Adiabatic Quantum Molecular Dynamics with Detailed Balance
We present an approach for carrying out non-adiabatic molecular dynamics
simulations of systems in which non-adiabatic transitions arise from the
coupling between the classical atomic motions and a quasi-continuum of
electronic quantum states. Such conditions occur in many research areas,
including chemistry at metal surfaces, radiation damage of materials, and warm
dense matter physics. The classical atomic motions are governed by stochastic
Langevin-like equations, while the quantum electron dynamics is described by a
master equation for the populations of the electronic states. These working
equations are obtained from a first-principle derivation. Remarkably, unlike
the widely used Ehrenfest and surface-hopping methods, the approach naturally
satisfies the principle of detailed balance at equilibrium and, therefore, can
describe the evolution to thermal equilibrium from an arbitrary initial state.
In addition, unlike other schemes, there is no need to explicitly propagate
wave functions in time.Comment: 5 pages, 0 figure, to be submitte
Transport Regimes Spanning Magnetization-Coupling Phase Space
The manner in which transport properties vary over the entire parameter-space
of coupling and magnetization strength is explored for the first time. Four
regimes are identified based on the relative size of the gyroradius compared to
other fundamental length scales: the collision mean free path, Debye length,
distance of closest approach and interparticle spacing. Molecular dynamics
simulations of self-diffusion and temperature anisotropy relaxation spanning
the parameter space are found to agree well with the predicted boundaries.
Comparison with existing theories reveals regimes where they succeed, where
they fail, and where no theory has yet been developed.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Fast and accurate quantum molecular dynamics of dense plasmas across temperature regimes
We have developed and implemented a new quantum molecular dynamics
approximation that allows fast and accurate simulations of dense plasmas from
cold to hot conditions. The method is based on a carefully designed
orbital-free implementation of density functional theory (DFT). The results for
hydrogen and aluminum are in very good agreement with Kohn-Sham (orbital-based)
DFT and path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) for microscopic features such as the
electron density as well as equation of state. The present approach does not
scale with temperature and hence extends to higher temperatures than is
accessible in Kohn-Sham method and lower temperatures than is accessible by
PIMC, while being significantly less computationally expensive than either of
those two methodsComment: 7 page
Modified Enskog Kinetic Theory for Strongly Coupled Plasmas
Concepts underlying the Enskog kinetic theory of hard-spheres are applied to
include short-range correlation effects in a model for transport coefficients
of strongly coupled plasmas. The approach is based on an extension of the
effective potential transport theory [S.~D.~Baalrud and J.~Daligault,
Phys.~Rev.~Lett.~{\bf 110}, 235001 (2013)] to include an exclusion radius
surrounding individual charged particles that is associated with Coulomb
repulsion. This is obtained by analogy with the finite size of hard spheres in
Enskog's theory. Predictions for the self-diffusion and shear viscosity
coefficients of the one-component plasma are tested against molecular dynamics
simulations. The theory is found to accurately capture the kinetic
contributions to the transport coefficients, but not the potential
contributions that arise at very strong coupling ().
Considerations related to a first-principles generalization of Enskog's kinetic
equation to continuous potentials are also discussed.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figure
Mean Force Kinetic Theory: a Convergent Kinetic Theory for Weakly and Strongly Coupled Plasmas
A new closure of the BBGKY hierarchy is developed, which results in a
convergent kinetic equation that provides a rigorous extension of plasma
kinetic theory into the regime of strong Coulomb coupling. The approach is
based on a single expansion parameter which enforces that the exact equilibrium
limit is maintained at all orders. Because the expansion parameter does not
explicitly depend on the range or the strength of the interaction potential,
the resulting kinetic theory does not suffer from the typical divergences at
short and long length scales encountered when applying the standard kinetic
equations to Coulomb interactions. The approach demonstrates that particles
effectively interact via the potential of mean force and that the range of this
force determines the size of the collision volume. When applied to a plasma,
the collision operator is shown to be related to the effective potential theory
[Baalrud and Daligault, Phys. Rev. Lett 110, 235001 (2013)]. The relationship
between this and previous kinetic theories is discussed.Comment: 12 page
Gradient corrections to the exchange-correlation free energy
We develop the first order gradient correction to the exchange-correlation
free energy of the homogeneous electron gas for use in finite temperature
density functional calculations. Based on this we propose and implement a
simple temperature dependent extension for functionals beyond the local density
approximation. These finite temperature functionals show improvement over zero
temperature functionals as compared to path integral Monte Carlo calculations
for deuterium and perform without computational cost increase compared to zero
temperature functionals and so should be used for finite temperature
calculations
Temperature Anisotropy Relaxation of the One-Component Plasma
The relaxation rate of a Maxwellian velocity distribution function that has
an initially anisotropic temperature is an
important physical process in space and laboratory plasmas. It is also a
canonical example of an energy transport process that can be used to test
theory. Here, this rate is evaluated using molecular dynamics simulations of
the one-component plasma. Results are compared with the predictions of four
kinetic theories; two treating the weakly coupled regime (1) the Landau
equation, and (2) the Lenard-Balescu equation, and two that attempt to extend
the theory into the strongly coupled regime (3) the effective potential theory
and (4) the generalized Lenard-Balescu theory. The role of dynamic screening is
studied, and is found to have a negligible influence on this transport rate.
Oscillations and a delayed relaxation onset in the temperature profiles are
observed at strong coupling, which are not described by the kinetic theories.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures, to be published in Contributions to Plasma
Physic
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