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Title: Classical Coulomb systems: Screening and correlations revisited

Journal Article · · Journal of Statistical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02178367· OSTI ID:468302
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  1. Universite de Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)

From the laws of macroscopic electrostatics of conductors (in particular, the existence of screening), taken as given, one can deduce universal properties for the thermal fluctuations in a classical Coulomb system at equilibrium. The universality is especially apparent in the long-range correlations of the electrical potentials and fields. The charge fluctuations are derived from the field fluctuations. This is a convenient way to study the surface charge fluctuations on a conductor with boundaries. Explicit results are given for simple geometries. The potentials and the fields have Gaussian fluctuations, except for a short-distance cutoff.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
468302
Journal Information:
Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 1-2; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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