Warm Dense Matter (WDM) occupies a loosely defined region of phase space intermediate between solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, and typically shares characteristics of two or more of these phases. WDM is generally associated with the combination of strongly coupled ions and moderately degenerate electrons, and careful attention to quantum physics and electronic structure is essential. The lack of a small perturbation parameter greatly limits approximate attempts at its accurate description. Since WDM resides at the intersection of solid state and high energy density physics, many high energy density physics (HEDP) experiments pass through this difficult region of phase space. Thus, understanding and modeling WDM is key to the success of experiments on diverse facilities. These include the National Ignition Campaign centered on the National Ignition Facility (NIF), pulsed-power driven experiments on the Z machine, ion-beam-driven WDM experiments on the NDCX-II, and fundamental WDM research at the Linear Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Warm Dense Matter is also ubiquitous in planetary science and astrophysics, particularly with respect to unresolved questions concerning the structure and age of the gas giants, the nature of exosolar planets, and the cosmochronology of white dwarf stars. In this book we explore established and promising approaches to the modeling of WDM, foundational issues concerning the correct theoretical description of WDM, and the challenging practical issues of numerically modeling strongly coupled systems with many degrees of freedom.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319049113
eBay Product ID (ePID)
195273535
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Material Science
Author
Samuel B. Trickey, Frank Graziani, Michael P. Desjarlais, Ronald Redmer
Publication Name
Frontiers and Challenges in Warm Dense Matter
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Mathematics, Physics
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
96
Item Weight
5738g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
Editor
Ronald Redmer, Frank Graziani, Michael P. Desjarlais, Samuel B. Trickey