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Pair Modes in Relativistic Quantum Plasmas |
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Editor(s): Bruce H J McKellar and Ken Amos |
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World Scientific Publishing Company |
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10.1142/9789814293662_0009 |
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Pair modes were identified by Hines and collaborators as longitudinal waves in a relativistic quantum plasma of spin 0 particles in the completely degenerate limit. Pair modes with both longitudinal and transverse polarization also exist in spin 1 plasmas in the completely degenerate limit. We consider the possible existence of pair modes in completely degenerate, spin ½ plasmas, with a negative conclusion. It is argued that pair modes are associated with a pole (in the response function) that is present only in the presence of a Bose condensate. The properties of these wave modes, including their energetics, are discussed. |
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In Celebration of K C Hines, p. 149-164 |
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