DEBYE-HUCKEL, THOMAS-FERMI THEORY OF PLASMAS AND LIQUID METALS: NUMERICAL SOLUTION
A Debye-Huckel-type theory is described for an assembly of completely ionized atoms, the nuclei being treated classically and the electrons by the Thomas-Fermi method. The thermodynamic functions are derived by considering the Debye chnrging process, and the virial theorem is shown to hold. Numerical results are given for hydrogen and iron near normal solid densities, and are probably accurate only at high temperatures (kT > 5 ev for hydrogen and kT> 100 ev for iron). (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.; Yale Univ., New Haven. Sterling Chemistry Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-004889
- OSTI ID:
- 4311663
- Report Number(s):
- AECU-3616
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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