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A new derivation of the quantum Navier-Stokes equations in the Wigner-Fokker-Planck approach (English)
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12 January 2012
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A quantum Navier-Stokes equation is formally derived from the Wigner-Fokker-Planck equation using a moment method. The main idea of this alternative derivation is to invoke the so-called osmotic momentum operator. This allows to avoid a direct reference to the Chapman-Enskog expansion of the Wigner function, typically leading to viscous approximations. The results hold true up to terms of order \(O(\hbar^4)\).
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quantum Fokker-Planck equation
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quantum Navier-Stokes equation
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density matrix
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Wigner-Weyl transform
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collision operator
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moment method
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local gauge transformation
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