1. The influence of Pauli blocking effects on the properties of dense hydrogen.
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W Ebeling, D Blaschke, R Redmer, H Reinholz, and G Ropke
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GASES at high temperatures , *HYDROGEN , *SCHRODINGER equation , *IONIZATION (Atomic physics) , *PHASE transitions - Abstract
We investigate the effects of Pauli blocking on the properties of hydrogen at high pressures, where recent experiments have shown a transition from insulating behavior to metal-like conductivity. Since the Pauli principle prevents multiple occupation of electron states (Pauli blocking), atomic states disintegrate subsequently at high densities (Mott effect). We calculate the energy shifts due to Pauli blocking and discuss the Mott effect solving an effective Schrodinger equation for strongly correlated systems. The ionization equilibrium is treated on the basis of a chemical approach. Results for the ionization equilibrium and the pressure in the region 4000 K
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- 2009
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