1
|
Svensson P, Campbell T, Graziani F, Moldabekov Z, Lyu N, Batista VS, Richardson S, Vinko SM, Gregori G. Development of a new quantum trajectory molecular dynamics framework. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2023; 381:20220325. [PMID: 37393934 PMCID: PMC10315217 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2022.0325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
An extension to the wave packet description of quantum plasmas is presented, where the wave packet can be elongated in arbitrary directions. A generalized Ewald summation is constructed for the wave packet models accounting for long-range Coulomb interactions and fermionic effects are approximated by purpose-built Pauli potentials, self-consistent with the wave packets used. We demonstrate its numerical implementation with good parallel support and close to linear scaling in particle number, used for comparisons with the more common wave packet employing isotropic states. Ground state and thermal properties are compared between the models with differences occurring primarily in the electronic subsystem. Especially, the electrical conductivity of dense hydrogen is investigated where a 15% increase in DC conductivity can be seen in our wave packet model compared with other models. This article is part of the theme issue 'Dynamic and transient processes in warm dense matter'.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pontus Svensson
- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
| | - Thomas Campbell
- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
| | - Frank Graziani
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
| | - Zhandos Moldabekov
- Center of Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
| | - Ningyi Lyu
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
| | - Victor S Batista
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Yale Quantum Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
| | | | - Sam M Vinko
- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
- Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
| | - Gianluca Gregori
- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
White TG, Dai J, Riley D. Dynamic and transient processes in warm dense matter. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2023; 381:20220223. [PMID: 37393937 PMCID: PMC10315215 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2022.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss some of the key challenges in the study of time-dependent processes and non-equilibrium behaviour in warm dense matter. We outline some of the basic physics concepts that have underpinned the definition of warm dense matter as a subject area in its own right and then cover, in a selective, non-comprehensive manner, some of the current challenges, pointing along the way to topics covered by the papers presented in this volume. This article is part of the theme issue 'Dynamic and transient processes in warm dense matter'.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas G. White
- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
| | - Jiayu Dai
- College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People’s Republic of China
| | - David Riley
- School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Angermeier WA, Scheiner BS, Shaffer NR, White TG. Disentangling the effects of non-adiabatic interactions upon ion self-diffusion within warm dense hydrogen. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2023; 381:20230034. [PMID: 37393932 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
Warm dense matter is a material state in the region of parameter space connecting condensed matter to classical plasma physics. In this intermediate regime, we investigate the significance of non-adiabatic electron-ion interactions upon ion dynamics. To disentangle non-adiabatic from adiabatic electron-ion interactions, we compare the ion self-diffusion coefficient from the non-adiabatic electron force field computational model with an adiabatic, classical molecular dynamics simulation. A classical pair potential developed through a force-matching algorithm ensures the only difference between the models is due to the electronic inertia. We implement this new method to characterize non-adiabatic effects on the self-diffusion of warm dense hydrogen over a wide range of temperatures and densities. Ultimately we show that the impact of non-adiabatic effects is negligible for equilibrium ion dynamics in warm dense hydrogen. This article is part of the theme issue 'Dynamic and transient processes in warm dense matter'.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Nathaniel R Shaffer
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester,Rochester, NY 14623, USA
| | - Thomas G White
- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557, USA
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Lavrinenko Y, Levashov PR, Minakov DV, Morozov IV, Valuev IA. Equilibrium properties of warm dense deuterium calculated by the wave packet molecular dynamics and density functional theory method. Phys Rev E 2021; 104:045304. [PMID: 34781451 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.104.045304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
A joint simulation method based on the wave packet molecular dynamics and density functional theory (WPMD-DFT) is applied to study warm dense deuterium (nonideal deuterium plasmas). This method was developed recently as an extension of the wave packet molecular dynamics (WPMD) in which the equations of motion are solved simultaneously for classical ions and semiclassical electrons represented as Gaussian wave packets. Compared to the classical molecular dynamics and WPMD simulations, the method of WPMD-DFT provides a more accurate representation of quantum effects such as electron-ion coupling and electron degeneracy. It allows studying nonadiabatic dynamics of electrons and ions in equilibrium and nonequilibrium states while being more accurate and efficient at high densities than WPMD and classical molecular dynamics. In the paper, we discuss particular features of the method such as special boundary conditions and the procedure of isentrope calculation as well as the results obtained by WPMD-DFT for the shock-compressed deuterium. The compression isentrope and principal Hugoniot curves obtained by WPMD-DFT are compared with available experimental data and other simulation approaches to validate the method. It opens up a possibility of further application of the method to study nonequilibrium states and relaxation processes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yaroslav Lavrinenko
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
| | - Pavel R Levashov
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
| | - Dmitry V Minakov
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
| | - Igor V Morozov
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
| | - Ilya A Valuev
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia
| |
Collapse
|