Kinetic Theory of Quantum Plasmas

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A unified theory of equilibrium and nonequilibrium quantum plasmas is presented, using an approach originally developed by Bogoliubov. The results, which are valid in both high temperature-low density and (for Fermi gases) low temperature-high density regions, include: (1) an expression for the equilibrium correlation function (and, hence, the thermodynamic functions) which agrees with results previously obtained by other methods, (2) the kinetic equation for homogeneous "steady state" systems recently derived by Balescu using a different approach, and (3) a new kinetic equation which is valid for inhomogeneous and/or rapidly varying systems.

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