Quantum Statistics of Dense Gases and Nonideal Plasmas

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The aim of this book is the pedagogical exploration of the basic principles of quantum-statistical thermodynamics as applied to various states of matter – ranging from rare gases to astrophysical matter with high-energy density. The reader will learn in this work that thermodynamics and quantum statistics are still the concepts on which even the most advanced research is operating - despite of a flood of modern concepts, classical entities like temperature, pressure, energy and entropy are shown to remain fundamental. The physics of gases, plasmas and high-energy density matter is still a growing field and even though solids and liquids dominate our daily life, more than 99 percent of the visible Universe is in the state of gases and plasmas and the overwhelming part of matter exists at extreme conditions connected with very large energy densities, such as in the interior of stars. This text, combining material from lectures and advanced seminars given by the authors over many decades, is a must-have introduction and reference for both newcomers and seasoned researchers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Physics of Dense Gases, Nonideal Plasmas, and High Energy Density Matter (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 1-66 Strong Correlations and Equation of State of Dense Gases (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 67-115 Coulomb Systems. Screening and Ionization Problems (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 117-191 Coulomb Correlations and EOS of Nondegenerate Nonideal Plasmas (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 193-239 Plasma Bound States in Grand Canonical and Mixed Representations (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 241-278 Equations of State for Strongly Coupled Partially Ionized Plasmas (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 279-336 Kinetic Equations and Fluctuations in Nonideal Gases and Plasmas (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 337-366 Hopping Kinetics, Quantum Dynamics and Transport (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 367-396 Theoretical Approaches to Quantum Monte Carlo Methods (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 397-442 Simulations of Gas-, Liquid-, and Crystal-Like States of Coulomb Systems (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 443-485 Applications to Matter with High Energy Density (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 487-519 Transport Properties of Quark–Gluon Plasmas (Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov)....Pages 521-557 Back Matter ....Pages 559-562