Isothermal quantum hydrodynamics: Derivation, asymptotic analysis, and simulation

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 246-272

  Degond, P ^a   Gallego, S ^a   Méhats, Florian ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Density matrix; Entropic quantum drift diffusion; Entropy minimization; Local equilibria; Madelung equations; Numerical simulations; Quantum Euler; Quantum Liouville equation; Quantum moment hydrodymics

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; EULER EQUATIONS; FREE ENERGY; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ENTROPIC QUANTUM DRIFT-DIFFUSION; MADELUNG EQUATION; QUANTUM EULER; QUANTUM LIOUVILLE EQUATION; QUANTUM MOMENT HYDRODYNAMICS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 39049102079     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/06067153X     Document Type: Article

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