Quantum simulations of warm dense matter dynamics using Bohm's trajectories

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The projects intends to explore the possibility of using Bohm's interpretation of quantum mechanics in order to develop a numerical scheme for the dynamics of many-electron systems. The advantage is that the solutions would requires the solution of a classical trajectory problem (for which molecular dynamics is a good example) but with the addition of a quantum force that capture the non-local properties of quantum systems.The projects deliverable is the calculation of static and dynamic structure factors in dense plasmas.So far no one has implemented Bohm's quantum approach in a plasma code. Approaches along these lines have been attempted in condensed matter, but the full many-body finite-temperature problem has not yet been fully tackled. If successful, this would represent a major step forward, with a method that is competitive against density functional theory but has the advantage of keeping the full dynamical behavior.This project falls within the Plasma and Lasers.Any companies or collaborators involved - AWE plc.