Kirzhnits gradient expansion for aD-dimensional Fermi gas

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/40/33/004zbMATH Open1189.82118arXiv0707.0833OpenAlexW3102433561MaRDI QIDQ5757650FDOQ5757650

Authors: L. Salasnich 

Publication date: 7 September 2007

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: For an ideal D-dimensional Fermi gas under generic external confinement we derive the correcting coefficient $(D-2)/3D$ of the von Weizsacker term in the kinetic energy density. To obtain this coefficient we use the Kirzhnits semiclassical expansion of the number operator up to the second order in the Planck constant $hbar$. Within this simple and direct approach we determine the differential equation of the density profile and the density functional of the Fermi gas. In the case D=2 we find that the Kirzhnits gradient corrections vanish to all order in $hbar$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0833

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zbMATH Keywords

Fermi gasvon Weizsäcker termThomas-Fermi formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of gases (82D05)

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