A new derivation of the quantum Navier-Stokes equations in the Wigner-Fokker-Planck approach (Q658510)

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A new derivation of the quantum Navier-Stokes equations in the Wigner-Fokker-Planck approach
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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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