Current challenges in the physics of white dwarf stars

D Saumon, S Blouin, PE Tremblay - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
White dwarfs are a class of stars with unique physical properties. They present many
challenging problems whose solution requires advanced theories of dense matter, state-of …

[HTML][HTML] From density response to energy functionals and back: An ab initio perspective on matter under extreme conditions

Z Moldabekov, J Vorberger, T Dornheim - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy functionals serve as the basis for different models and methods in quantum and
classical many-particle physics. Arguably, one of the most successful and widely used …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic density response of warm dense matter

T Dornheim, ZA Moldabekov, K Ramakrishna… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Matter at extreme temperatures and pressures—commonly known as warm dense matter
(WDM)—is ubiquitous throughout our Universe and occurs in astrophysical objects such as …

Observing the onset of pressure-driven K-shell delocalization

T Doeppner, M Bethkenhagen, D Kraus, P Neumayer… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The gravitational pressure in many astrophysical objects exceeds one gigabar (one billion
atmospheres),–, creating extreme conditions where the distance between nuclei …

First-principles equation of state database for warm dense matter computation

B Militzer, F González-Cataldo, S Zhang, KP Driver… - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
We put together a first-principles equation of state (FPEOS) database for matter at extreme
conditions by combining results from path integral Monte Carlo and density functional …

Linear-response time-dependent density functional theory approach to warm dense matter with adiabatic exchange-correlation kernels

ZA Moldabekov, M Pavanello, MP Böhme… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
We present a methodology for the linear-response time-dependent density functional theory
(LR-TDDFT) calculation of the dynamic density response function of warm dense matter in …

Non-empirical mixing coefficient for hybrid XC functionals from analysis of the XC kernel

ZA Moldabekov, M Lokamani, J Vorberger… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We present an analysis of the static exchange-correlation (XC) kernel computed from hybrid
functionals with a single mixing coefficient such as PBE0 and PBE0–1/3. We break down the …

Probing atomic physics at ultrahigh pressure using laser-driven implosions

SX Hu, DT Bishel, DA Chin, PM Nilson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Spectroscopic measurements of dense plasmas at billions of atmospheres provide tests to
our fundamental understanding of how matter behaves at extreme conditions. Develo** …

Dynamic exchange correlation effects in the strongly coupled electron liquid

T Dornheim, P Tolias, F Kalkavouras, ZA Moldabekov… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The first quasiexact ab initio path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) investigation of the dynamic
local field correction G ̃ (q, zl; rs, Θ) in the imaginary Matsubara frequency domain is …

Assessing the accuracy of hybrid exchange-correlation functionals for the density response of warm dense electrons

ZA Moldabekov, M Lokamani, J Vorberger… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We assess the accuracy of common hybrid exchange-correlation (XC) functionals (PBE0,
PBE0-1/3, HSE06, HSE03, and B3LYP) within the Kohn–Sham density functional theory for …