# Correlational latent heat by nonlocal quantum kinetic theory

Source: [Correlational latent heat by nonlocal quantum kinetic theory](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa37be1e209131ce8b4d60>)

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Authors: K. Morawetz

Published: 2018-05-23T10:03:21.000Z

## Abstract

The kinetic equation of nonlocal and non-instantaneous character unifies the achievements of the transport in dense quantum gases with the Landau theory of quasiclassical transport in Fermi systems. Large cancellations in the off-shell motion appear which are hidden usually in non-Markovian behaviors. The remaining corrections are expressed in terms of shifts in space and time that characterize the non-locality of the scattering process. In this way quantum transport is possible to recast into a quasi-classical picture. The balance equations for the density, momentum, energy and entropy include besides quasiparticle also the correlated two-particle contributions beyond the Landau theory. The medium effects on binary collisions are shown to mediate the latent heat, i.e., an energy conversion between correlation and thermal energy. For Maxwellian particles with time-dependent s-wave scattering, the correlated parts of the observables are calculated and a sign change of the latent heat is reported at a universal ratio of scattering length to the thermal De Broglie wavelength. This is interpreted as a change from correlational heating to cooling.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.09683>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1805.09683.pdf>)