Quantum physics functions (plasmapy.formulary.quantum)

Functions for quantum parameters, including electron degenerate gases and warm dense matter.

Functions

chemical_potential(n_e, T)	Calculate the ideal chemical potential.
deBroglie_wavelength(V, particle)	Return the de Broglie wavelength.
Fermi_energy(n_e)	Calculate the kinetic energy in a degenerate electron gas.
quantum_theta(T, n_e)	Compare Fermi energy to thermal kinetic energy to check if quantum effects are important.
thermal_deBroglie_wavelength(T_e)	Calculate the thermal de Broglie wavelength for electrons.
Thomas_Fermi_length(n_e)	Calculate the exponential scale length for charge screening for cold and dense plasmas.
Wigner_Seitz_radius(n)	Calculate the Wigner-Seitz radius, which approximates the inter-particle spacing.

Aliases

PlasmaPy provides aliases of the most common plasma functionality for user convenience. Aliases in PlasmaPy are denoted with a trailing underscore (e.g., alias_). For further details, please refer to the contributor guide’s section on aliases.

Ef_(n_e)	Alias to Fermi_energy.
lambdaDB_(V, particle)	Alias to deBroglie_wavelength.
lambdaDB_th_(T_e)	Alias to thermal_deBroglie_wavelength.