Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Mode-coupling theory of the dense one-component plasma

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., A; (United States)

Density and current fluctuation spectra of the one-component plasma with plasma parameter GAMMA = 140 are calculated self-consistently within a mode-coupling approximation for longitudinal and transverse memory kernels. The theory uses as input the static two- and three-particle-correlation functions. The resulting spectra are in satisfactory agreement with molecular-dynamics calculations for all wave numbers. In particular, the peak structure of density-fluctuation and shear-mode spectra in the intermediate-wave-number regime as well as their interrelationships are discussed in terms of the mode-decay processes.

Research Organization:
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik, Muenchen, Germany
OSTI ID:
6849964
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., A; (United States) Vol. 18:5; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Collective excitations in the classical one-component plasma at high densities and intermediate wave numbers
Journal Article · Mon Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) · OSTI ID:7018888

Nonresonant kinetic instabilities of a relativistic plasma in a uniform magnetic field: Longitudinal and transverse mode coupling effects
Journal Article · Sun Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 2007 · Journal of Mathematical Physics · OSTI ID:20929617

Spatiotemporal mode structure of nonlinearly coupled drift wave modes
Journal Article · Mon Nov 14 23:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print) · OSTI ID:21612321