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Electron exchange-correlation in quantum mechanics (open access)

Electron exchange-correlation in quantum mechanics

It is shown that Fermi-Dirac statistics is guaranteed by the Dirac current, from which spin-dependent quantum velocity fields and spin-dependent quantum trajectories can be inferred. Pauli's exclusion principle is demonstrated using the spin-dependent quantum trajectories. The Dirac current, unlike the Schroedinger current, is nonzero for stationary bound states due to the permanent magnetic moment of the electron. It is of order c{sup 0} in agreement with observation that Fermi-Dirac statistics is independent of electronic velocity. In summary the physical basis for exchange-correlation is found in Dirac's equation, although Schroedinger's equation may be used to evaluate the Dirac current in the nonrelativistic regime of electronic velocity.
Date: January 30, 2009
Creator: Ritchie, Burke
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radial and elliptic flow at RHIC: Further predictions (open access)

Radial and elliptic flow at RHIC: Further predictions

Using a hydrodynamic model, we predict the transverse momentum dependence of the spectra and the elliptic flow for different hadrons in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s)=130 AGeV. The dependence of the differential and p{_}t-integrated elliptic flow on the hadron mass, equation of state and freeze-out temperature is studied both numerically and analytically.
Date: January 30, 2001
Creator: Huovinen, Pasi; Kolb, Peter F.; Heinz, Ulrich; Ruuskanen, P.V. & Voloshin, Sergei A.
System: The UNT Digital Library