Generalization of the Frenkel-Dirac variational principle for systems outside thermal equilibrium

DeAngelis, A R; Gatoff, G

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2747

Title: Generalization of the Frenkel-Dirac variational principle for systems outside thermal equilibrium

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The Frenkel-Dirac variational principle is generalized for systems out of thermal equilibrium. This allows us to obtain mean-field equations. With a simple parametrization one can write equations which resemble hydrodynamics for irrotational compressible fluids. The method is applied to a simple example.

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DeAngelis, A R; Gatoff, G ^[1]

Division de Physique Theorique, Institut de Physique Nucleaire, F-91406 Orsay, CEDEX, France (FR)

Publication Date:: Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI Identifier:: 5676866

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 43:6; Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2813

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; VARIATIONAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICS; 653002* - Nuclear Theory- Nuclear Matter

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                    DeAngelis, A R, and Gatoff, G. Generalization of the Frenkel-Dirac variational principle for systems outside thermal equilibrium.  United States: N. p., 1991. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2747.

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                    DeAngelis, A R, & Gatoff, G. Generalization of the Frenkel-Dirac variational principle for systems outside thermal equilibrium.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2747

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                    DeAngelis, A R, and Gatoff, G. 1991.  
        "Generalization of the Frenkel-Dirac variational principle for systems outside thermal equilibrium".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2747.

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