Quantum Kinetic Equations

Author(s):  
Klaus Morawetz

The gradient approximations of the Kadanoff and Baym equations are derived up to first order. The off-shell motions responsible for the satellites are shown to ensure causality. The cancellation of off-shell motions from the drift and correlation part of the reduced density provides a precursor of the kinetic equation for the quasiparticle distribution which leads to a functional between reduced and quasiparticle distribution, named the extended quasiparticle picture. Virial corrections appear as internal gradients in the selfenergy and therefore in the considered processes. With this extended quasiparticle picture, the non-Markovian kinetic equations are transformed into Markovian ones for proper defined quasiparticles without neglect showing the exact cancellation of off-shell parts. Alternative approaches are discussed for comparison.

Author(s):  
Klaus Morawetz

The formation of correlations at short- time scales is considered. A universal response function is found which allows describing the formation of collective modes in plasmas created by femto-second lasers as well as the formation of occupations in cold atomic optical lattices. Quantum quench and sudden switching of interactions are possible to describe by such Levinson-type kinetic equations on the transient time regime. On larger time scales it is shown that non-Markovian–Levnson equations double count correlations and the extended quasiparticle picture to distinguish between the reduced density matrix and quasiparticle distribution solve this shortcoming. The problem of initial correlations and how they can be incorporated into the Green’s function technique to result into modified kinetic equations is solved and a systematic expansion is suggested.


2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 3460-3465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Xiong ◽  
Gui Shan Zheng

This study aims to investigate the process mineralogy of the Dishui copper ore in Xinjiang and determine the flotation kinetic equations of this copper ore during the sulfuration flotation process. The results indicate cuprite is the main form of oxide copper minerals, which is difficult to be vulcanized and floated. The fitting of flotation date to a flotation kinetic equation shows that the copper oxide ore, cuprite, malachite and chrysocolla in this ore are consistent with a first order kinetic equation. The rate constants for copper oxide, cuprite, malachite and chrysocolla are 0.152, 0.104, 0.248 and 0.210 respectively. Thus, the flotation of cuprite in the ore is very important to improve the total recovery of the copper oxide ore.


1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Matsui ◽  
R. Ikemoto Yamamoto ◽  
Y. Tsuchiya ◽  
B. Inanc

Using a fluidized bed reactor, experiments on glucose decomposition with and without sulfate reduction were conducted. Glucose in the reactor was mainly decomposed into lactate and ethanol. Lactate was mainly decomposed into propionate and acetate, while ethanol was decomposed into propionate, acetate, and hydrogen. Sulfate reduction was not involved in the decomposition of glucose, lactate, and ethanol, but was related to propionate and acetate decomposition. The stepwise reactions were modeled using either a Monod expression or first order reaction kinetics in respect to the reactions. The coefficients of the kinetic equations were determined experimentally. The modified Monod and first order reaction equations were effective at predicting concentrations of glucose, lactate, ethanol, propionate, acetate, and sulfate along the beight of the reactor. With sulfate reduction, propionate was decomposed into acetate, while without sulfate reduction, accumulation of propionate was observed in the reactor. Sulfate reduction accelerated propionate conversion into acetate by decreasing the hydrogen concentration.


1974 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Balescu ◽  
J. H. Misguich

The general theory developed in part 1 is illustrated for a plasma described by the weak-coupling (Landau) approximation. The kinetic equation, valid for arbitrarily strong external fields, is written out explicitly.


Eng ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-68
Author(s):  
Ilenia Rossetti ◽  
Francesco Conte ◽  
Gianguido Ramis

Methods to treat kinetic data for the biodegradation of different plastic materials are comparatively discussed. Different samples of commercial formulates were tested for aerobic biodegradation in compost, following the standard ISO14855. Starting from the raw data, the conversion vs. time entries were elaborated using relatively simple kinetic models, such as integrated kinetic equations of zero, first and second order, through the Wilkinson model, or using a Michaelis Menten approach, which was previously reported in the literature. The results were validated against the experimental data and allowed for computation of the time for half degradation of the substrate and, by extrapolation, estimation of the final biodegradation time for all the materials tested. In particular, the Michaelis Menten approach fails in describing all the reported kinetics as well the zeroth- and second-order kinetics. The biodegradation pattern of one sample was described in detail through a simple first-order kinetics. By contrast, other substrates followed a more complex pathway, with rapid partial degradation, subsequently slowing. Therefore, a more conservative kinetic interpolation was needed. The different possible patterns are discussed, with a guide to the application of the most suitable kinetic model.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 2593-2610
Author(s):  
Wagdi F.S. Ahmed ◽  
D.D. Pawar ◽  
W.D. Patil

In this study, a new and further generalized form of the fractional kinetic equation involving the generalized V$-$function has been developed. We have discussed the manifold generality of the generalized V$-$function in terms of the solution of the fractional kinetic equation. Also, the graphical interpretation of the solutions by employing MATLAB is given. The results are very general in nature, and they can be used to generate a large number of known and novel results.


1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 3555-3567 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Elliott ◽  
Luis de Sobrino

A classical gas whose particles interact through a weak long-range attraction and a strong short-range repulsion is studied. The Liouville equation is solved as an infinite-order perturbation expansion. The terms in this series are classified by Prigogine-type diagrams according to their order in the ratio of the range of the interaction to the average interparticle distance. It is shown that, provided the range of the short-range force is much less than the average interparticle distance which, in turn, is much less than the range of the long-range force, the terms can be grouped into two classes. The one class, represented by chain diagrams, constitutes the significant contributions of the short-range interaction; the other, represented by ring diagrams, makes up, apart from a self-consistent field term, the significant contributions from the long-range force. These contributions are summed to yield a kinetic equation. The orders of magnitude of the terms in this equation are compared for various ranges of the parameters of the system. Retaining only the dominant terms then produces a set of eight kinetic equations, each of which is valid for a definite range of the parameters of the system.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei Annenkov ◽  
Victor Shrira ◽  
Leonel Romero ◽  
Ken Melville

<p>We consider the evolution of directional spectra of waves generated by constant and changing wind, modelling it by direct numerical simulation (DNS), based on the Zakharov equation. Results are compared with numerical simulations performed with the Hasselmann kinetic equation and the generalised kinetic equation, and with airborne measurements of waves generated by offshore wind, collected during the GOTEX experiment off the coast of Mexico. Modelling is performed with wind measured during the experiment, and the initial conditions are taken as the observed spectrum at the moment when wind waves prevail over swell after the initial part of the evolution.</p><p>Directional spreading is characterised by the second moment of the normalised angular distribution function, taken at selected wavenumbers relative to the spectral peak. We show that for scales longer than the spectral peak the angular spread predicted by the DNS is close to that predicted by both kinetic equations, but it underestimates the corresponding measured value, apparently due to the presence of swell. For the spectral peak and shorter waves, the DNS shows good agreement with the data. A notable feature is the steady growth of angular width at the spectral peak with time/fetch, in contrast to nearly constant width in the kinetic equations modelling. Dependence of angular width on wavenumber is shown to be much weaker than predicted by the kinetic equations. A more detailed consideration of the angular structure at the spectral peak at large fetches shows that the kinetic equations predict an angular distribution with a well-defined peak at the central angle, while the DNS reproduces the observed angular structure, with a flat peak over a range of angles.</p><p>In order to study in detail the differences between the predictions of the DNS and the kinetic equations modelling under idealised conditions, we also perform numerical simulations for the case of constant wind forcing. As in the previous case of forcing by real wind, the most striking difference between the kinetic equations and the DNS is the steady growth with time of angular width at the spectral peak, which is demonstrated by the DNS, but is not present in the modelling with the kinetic equations. We show that while the kinetic theory, both in the case of the Hasselmann equation and the generalised kinetic equation, predicts a relatively simple shape of the spectral peak, the DNS shows a more complicated structure, with a flat top and dependence of the peak position on angle. We discuss the approximations employed in the derivation of the kinetic theory and the possible causes of the found differences of directional structure.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 2023-2065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaï Bostan ◽  
José Antonio Carrillo

We concentrate on kinetic models for swarming with individuals interacting through self-propelling and friction forces, alignment and noise. We assume that the velocity of each individual relaxes to the mean velocity. In our present case, the equilibria depend on the density and the orientation of the mean velocity, whereas the mean speed is not anymore a free parameter and a phase transition occurs in the homogeneous kinetic equation. We analyze the profile of equilibria for general potentials identifying a family of potentials leading to phase transitions. Finally, we derive the fluid equations when the interaction frequency becomes very large.


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