Deriving the electrostatic screening of nuclear reactions from first principles

摘要

We apply Molecular Dynamics method to calculate the electrostatic screening of nuclear reactions from first principles. We find that pairs of particles with a low relative kinetic energy gain energy from the plasma while pairs with a large relative kinetic energy lose energy to the plasma. The net energy exchange when summed over all pair collisions, vanishes. We apply the results to the reactions in the solar core. [References: 2]