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On the quantum field theory of the inhomogeneous electron gas
- Source :
- Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 131:363-392
- Publication Year :
- 1985
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1985.
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Abstract
- The equilibrium properties of an inhomogeneous gas of interacting fermions are derived using methods of finite temperature quantum field theory. A Landau-type quasiparticle spectrum yielding the exact ground state energy or, at finite temperatures, the exact thermodynamic potential is constructed from the g-Hartree equations. The heat kernel expansion of Schrodinger operators is then used to express the Hohenberg-Kohn density functional as a series in the quasiparticle density which is asymptotic in the Thomas-Fermi limit. This series is systematically derived from the microscopic action and incorporates boundary effects in an unambiguous manner. The methods developed apply to a large class of field-theoretical models encompassing theories with Yukawa interactions.
Details
- ISSN :
- 03784371
- Volume :
- 131
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4ab40c56add72550ae511d6fb39b3660