Abstract:
Dense plasmas have recently gained growing interest
due to their relevance for the interior of giant
planets as well as for laser interaction with matter
and inertial confinement fusion scenarios. Examples
of recent experimental studies include the ultrafast
thermalization of laser plasmas or free electron laser
excited plasmas, inertial confinement fusion
experiments at the National Ignition Facility, and
magnetized Z-pinch experiments at Sandia. Questions
of fundamental theoretical importance are the
conductivity and heat conduction, the free energy
loss of energetic particles (stopping power) in such
a plasma, or the temperature equilibration of the
electronic and ionic components...