U.S.-France Cooperative Research: The Simulation of Strongly Correlated Quantum Plasmas

这个为期三年的奖项支持原子能领域的合作研究， 分子物理学西伯利大学 伊利诺和伯纳德·贝尔穆的皮埃尔和玛丽·居里夫妇 法国巴黎大学，研究人员建议开发 类氢原子性质的量子蒙特卡罗方法 等离子体在相对较高的温度。 等离子体存在于 不同条件下的自然。 有星际等离子体， 以及行星和恒星内部的等离子体。 之前 为了对等离子体进行分类，必须确定它们的电离状态。 的 研究人员将计算类氢原子的电离态 等离子体条件下的量子效应，热激发 和电子相关性同时重要。 该项目将受益于 美国量子蒙特卡罗技术研究员， 法国高温等离子体和运输研究员 流程. 在这些国家使用高速计算机将 为这一共同努力做出了重大贡献。 结果将是 研究人员对稠密等离子体物理学的普遍兴趣， 推进我们对行星和恒星结构的理解。

This three-year award supports cooperative research in atomic and molecular physics between D.M. Ceperley of the University of Illinois and Bernard Bermu of the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France, the investigators propose to develop quantum Monte Carlo methods for the properties of hydrogenic plasmas at relatively high temperatures. Plasmas are found in nature under different conditions. There are interstellar plasmas, and the plasmas in the interiors of planets and stars. Before classifying plasmas, their ionization state must be determined. The investigators will calculate the ionization state of hydrogenic plasmas under conditions were quantum effects, thermal excitations and electronic correlation are simultaneously important. This project will benefit form the complementary expertise of the U.S. investigator in quantum Monte Carlo techniques and the French investigator in high temperature plasmas and transport processes. Access to high speed computers in the countries will contribute significantly to this joint effort. The results will be of general interest to researchers in dense plasma physics and will advance our understanding of planetary and stellar structure.