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Article: New astrophysics findings from University of Strasbourg published.
- Article from:
- Physics Week
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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"This is the first paper in a series that deals with solar-physics applications of the equation-of-state formalism based on the formulation of the so-called ''Feynman-Kac (FK) representation''. Here, the FK equation of state is presented and adapted for solar applications," researchers in Strasbourg, France report.
"Its domain of validity is assessed. The practical application to the Sun will be dealt with in Paper II. Paper III will extend the current FK formalism to a higher order. A recent rigorous quantum-statistical formalism for Coulomb systems is used to compute the thermodynamical quantities for solar modeling, taking into account the necessary ...