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27th Pauli Colloquium: François Golse

Location: MMM-WPI SeminarRoom 8.135, 8th floor Fak.Math U.Wien
and online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81595699552?pwd=MW51SkM4S0JsNUVtRmhzKzc3QXpNUT09
Thu, 27. Feb (Opening: 10:30) - Thu, 27. Feb 25
Topics:
27th Pauli Colloquium, jointly with Colloquium of the research platform MMM

1) 10h30 CoffeeTea & CakeFruit

2) 11h00: Welcome: Norbert J Mauser (WPI c/o MMM & Fak. Math. U.Wien)
Introduction: Jakob Möller (WPI c/o Ecole Polytechnique

3) Francois Golse (Ecole polytechnique, CMLS):
"Velocity Averaging for Quantum Kinetic Equations"

Abstract:
Velocity averaging in classical kinetic models [1,2,3] like Vlasov or Boltzmann equation is a smoothing mechanism for „macroscopic“ observables (in position space) as averages in the velocity variable of the phase space distribution function. The Wignertransform [4,5,6,7] converts the Schrödinger (or von Neumann) equation into sort of Vlasov equation for the Wignerfunction, with the standard transport term and a nonlocal (i.e. pseudodifferential) force term. It is a long standing question if one can apply velocity averaging to quantum kinetic Wigner equations, in order to obtain a gain of regularity on quantities such as the density function. In this talk we introduce kinetic equations and the classical averaging lemma and then show that this indeed works in the quantum physics case, for special mixed states, but typically fails for pure states (similar to the situation for the semiclassical limit of nonlinear Schrödinger equations [5,6]). We use a new (?) derivation of Madelung's fluid dynamic formulation of Schrödinger equations [8]. (Joint work with Jakob Möller)
Organisation(s)
WPI
Inst. CNRS Pauli (ICP)
research platform "Mathematics-Magnetism-Materials" @ U. Wien
Organiser(s)
Norbert J Mauser (WPI & ICP c/o MMM & Fak. Math. U.Wien)
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