The current understanding of some important nonlinear collective processes in quantum
plasmas with degenerate electrons is presented. After reviewing the basic properties of …

The relativistic treatment of spin is a fundamental subject which has an old history. In various
physical contexts it is necessary to separate the relativistic total angular momentum into an …

We derive the Boltzmann equation and the collision kernel for massive spin-1/2 particles,
using the Wigner-function formalism and employing an expansion in powers of ℏ. The …

We derive the collision term in the Boltzmann equation using the equation of motion for the
Wigner function of massive spin-1/2 particles. To next-to-lowest order in ℏ, it contains a …

The investigation of spin and polarization effects in ultra-high intensity laser–plasma and
laser–beam interactions has become an emergent topic in high-field science recently. In this …

In this paper, we present a detailed derivation of relativistic first-order spin hydrodynamics
using the Chapman-Enskog method to linearize the nonlocal collision term for massive …

Linear and nonlinear ion-acoustic waves are studied in a fluid model for nonrelativistic,
unmagnetized quantum plasma with electrons with an arbitrary degeneracy degree. The …

Quantum fluid (or hydrodynamic) models provide an attractive alternative for the modeling
and simulation of the electron dynamics in nano-scale objects. Compared to more standard …

This book is designed to give a background on the origins and development of Wigner
functions, as well as its mathematical underpinnings. Along the way the authors emphasise …

As is well known, for plasmas of high density and modest temperature, the classical kinetic
theory needs to be extended. Such extensions can be based on the Schrödinger …