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Spin waves and quantum collective phenomena in Boltzmann gases

The concept of the quantum gas is introduced and illustrated by numerous examples. The fundamentals of the theory of collective phenomena in quantum Maxwellian gases are surveyed in a simple and readily assimilated form, and possible experimental studies are outlined. Particular attention is devoted to weakly-damped spin waves. The spectrum of these waves is calculated and the magnetic susceptibility generalized. The results obtained are compared with experimental data on spin waves in gaseous H$\uparrow$, $^3$He$\uparrow$, and $^3$He$\uparrow$--$^4$He quantum solutions. It is shown that, at low temperatures, spin-polarized Boltzmann gases exhibit longrange spin correlations which fall off as r$^{-1}$ at large distances. The equations of spin dynamics are solved for arbitrary temperatures and degrees of polarization, both in the weakly damped and diffusion regimes. The thermodynamics of spin-polarized gases and some of the features of transport phenomena are examined. Paramagnetic resonance and other collective effects in binary quantum gases are discussed. Magnetic and structural thermodynamic phase transitions in binary Maxwellian gases are predicted. Collective phenomena in semimagnetic semiconductors and analogous effects in the spectroscopy of Rydberg atoms and levitating electrons are discussed.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU1986v029n03ABEH003179
PACS: 75.30.Ds, 75.30.Cr, 67.57.Hi, 67.57.Jj, 76.30.−v, 75.80.+q (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1986v029n03ABEH003179
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1986/3/b/
Citation: Bashkin E P "Spin waves and quantum collective phenomena in Boltzmann gases" Sov. Phys. Usp. 29 238–259 (1986)
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RT Journal
T1 Spin waves and quantum collective phenomena in Boltzmann gases
A1 Bashkin,E.P.
PB Physics-Uspekhi
PY 1986
FD 10 Mar, 1986
JF Physics-Uspekhi
JO Phys. Usp.
VO 29
IS 3
SP 238-259
DO 10.1070/PU1986v029n03ABEH003179
LK https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1986/3/b/

Оригинал: Башкин Е П «Спиновые волны и квантовые коллективные явления в больцмановских газах» УФН 148 433–471 (1986); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0148.198603b.0433

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