QUANTUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FORWARM DENSE MATTER AND APPLICATIONSIN ASTROPHYSICS

摘要

We give an introduction into the method of quantum molecular dynamics sim-ulations which combines density functional theory with classical molecular dy-namics. The method is appropriate to determine thermophysical properties ofmatter under extreme conditions. We give exemplary results for hydrogen andhelium. Finally, we describe the standard interior structure model for giantplanets and apply this equation of state data in models for Jupiter.