1203.0997 (G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan)

Kinetic equilibrium of beta-processes in a nucleonic plasma with relativistic pairs    [PDF]

G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

I consider kinetic equilibrium of the $\beta$-processes in the nucleonic plasma with relativistic pairs. The nucleons $(n,p)$ are supposed to be non-relativistic and non-degenerate, while the electrons and positrons are ultra-relativistic due to high temperature $(T>6\cdot 10^9$K), or high density $(\rho>\mu 10^6$g/cm$^3$), or both, where $\mu$ is a number of nucleons per one electron. The consideration is simplified because of the analytic connection of the density with the electron chemical potential in the ultra-relativistic plasma. Electron chemical potential and number of nucleons per one initial electron are calculated as functions of $\rho$ and $T$.

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