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arXiv:2210.15299 · Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy

Properties of the diffusion and drift kinetic coefficients in momentum space for a cold Fermi system

S. V. Lukyanov

Published Mar 25, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using the methods of kinetic theory, expressions for the diffusion and drift coefficients for a cold Fermi system are obtained. Their dependencies on the momentum are calculated for the step distribution function as well as in the case of excitation of a particle-hole pair.
DOI
10.15407/jnpae2023.01.005

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