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Published on: August 1, 2017
Variational hydrodynamics of the classical Yukawa one-component plasma
Daniels Krimans1, Hanno Kählert1
1Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Kiel, Germany.
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We consider a recently developed variational approach to the ideal (nondissipative) hydrodynamics of strongly coupled plasmas [D. Krimans and S. Putterman, Phys. Fluids 36, 037131 (2024)1070-663110.1063/5.0194352] and extend it to the Yukawa one-component plasma. This approach generalizes the ordinary hydrodynamic equations to finite length scales by explicitly including terms that depend on the pair distribution function. After discussing the form of the Lagrangian, we derive equations of motion and explicit formulas for the momentum and energy conservation laws. After demonstrating consistency with thermodynamics, we consider the simpler linear regime and the dispersion laws. By comparing the longitudinal speed of sound to existing numerical data, we find excellent agreement in the weak to moderate screening regimes, while discrepancies arise at strong screening. The finite-wavelength behavior of the longitudinal dispersion relation also shows excellent agreement with simulations across a wide range of coupling and screening parameters, even when the wavelength is comparable to the average interparticle spacing. In addition to the linear regime, our variational approach has potential for application to nonlinear problems and other physical systems.
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