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Quantum-Statistical Models of Hot Dense Matter

Methods for Computation Opacity and Equation of State

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Authors:
  1. Arnold F. Nikiforov

    1. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia

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  2. Vladimir G. Novikov

    1. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia

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  3. V.B. Uvarov
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  • Clear presentation of the complicated problems of atomic physics
  • Most parts understandable for advanced undergratuate or graduate students
  • Contains practical methods for computation of opacity and equation of state for high-temperature plasmas

Part of the book series: Progress in Mathematical Physics (PMP, volume 37)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  3. Radiative and thermodynamical properties of high-temperature dense plasma

    1. Interaction of radiation with matter

      Pages 145-283

    2. The equation of state

      Pages 285-336

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 337-428
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About this book

In the processes studied in contemporary physics one encounters the most diverse conditions: temperatures ranging from absolute zero to those found in the cores of stars, and densities ranging from those of gases to densities tens of times larger than those of a solid body. Accordingly, the solution of many problems of modern physics requires an increasingly large volume of information about the propertiesofmatterundervariousconditions,includingextremeones. Atthesame time, there is a demand for an increasing accuracy of these data, due to the fact thatthereliabilityandcomputationalsubstantiationofmanyuniquetechnological devices and physical installations depends on them. The relatively simple models ordinarily described in courses on theoretical physics are not applicable when we wish to describe the properties of matter in a su?ciently wide range of temperatures and densities. On the other hand, expe- ments aimed at generating data on properties of matter under extreme conditions usually face considerably technical di?culties and in a number of instances are exceedingly expensive. It is precisely for these reasons that it is important to - velop and re?ne in a systematic manner quantum-statistical models and methods for calculating properties of matter, and to compare computational results with data acquired through observations and experiments. At this time, the literature addressing these issues appears to be insu?cient. If one is concerned with opacity, which determines the radiative heat conductivity of matter at high temperatures, then one can mention, for example, the books of D. A. Frank-Kamenetskii [67], R. D. Cowan [49], and also the relatively recently published book by D.

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“This book presents quantum-statistical, self-consistent field models and methods … appropriate to describe e.g. plasmas and astrophysical phenomena. … Numerous special approximations for various problems are presented and supported by sample calculations using modern computer software programs … and richly illustrated by plots and tables, and are also compared with experimental results. The present work is of a very high technical standard and aimed at specialists and advanced students working in the field of non-ideal plasmas.” (R. Steinbauer, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 152 (4), December, 2007)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia

    Arnold F. Nikiforov, Vladimir G. Novikov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum-Statistical Models of Hot Dense Matter

  • Book Subtitle: Methods for Computation Opacity and Equation of State

  • Authors: Arnold F. Nikiforov, Vladimir G. Novikov, V.B. Uvarov

  • Series Title: Progress in Mathematical Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b137687

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-2183-3Published: 17 February 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7643-7346-7Published: 09 February 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1544-9998

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-1846

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 430

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics

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