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Dense coulomb plasmas: Quantum statistics and ordering

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The low temperature equilibrium and transport properties of dense liquid metallic phases of hydrogen and deuterium are examined. Both systems can be regarded as dense Coulomb plasmas, but are considered in temperature ranges where the statistical differences are strikingly evident.

Work supported in part by the National Science Foundation (Grant #DMR-80-20429, and in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant #NAG 2-159).

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Ashcroft, N.W., Oliva, J. (1984). Dense coulomb plasmas: Quantum statistics and ordering. In: Kümmel, H., Ristig, M.L. (eds) Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 198. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0037561

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