Kinetic equation consistent with the equation of state of nuclear matter

TL;DR

This paper derives a kinetic equation that integrates Landau's quasiparticle drift with nonlocal scattering, accounting for medium effects and quantum corrections, relevant for modeling heavy ion collisions.

Contribution

It introduces a kinetic equation combining quasiparticle drift with nonlocal scattering, including quantum virial corrections and medium effects, for better modeling of nuclear matter.

Findings

Medium effects mediate latent heat during collisions.

The equation includes second-order quantum virial corrections.

Application to heavy ion collisions is discussed.

Abstract

A kinetic equation which combines the quasiparticle drift of Landau's equation with a dissipation governed by a nonlocal and noninstant scattering integral in the spirit of Snider's equation for gases is derived. Consequent balance equations for the density, momentum and energy include quasiparticle contributions and the second order quantum virial corrections. The medium effects on binary collisions are shown to mediate the latent heat, i.e., an energy conversion between correlation and thermal energy. An implementation to heavy ion collisions is discussed.