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This paper presents a theory of the linear density response to an external time-dependent scalar potential for a Fermi system whose unperturbed density varies slowly. Simple local-density-functional response theory is valid except in a region of small $q$ and $\ensuremath{\omega}$ (wave number and frequency of the perturbation). For this region we have worked out a generalization, to the case of inhomogeneous systems of Landau Fermi-liquid theory.

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PhysicsFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopePerturbation theory (quantum mechanics)Linear response theoryFermi liquid theoryPerturbation (astronomy)GeneralizationFermi gasOmegaScalar (mathematics)Quantum mechanicsDensity functional theoryQuantum electrodynamicsStatistical physicsCondensed matter physicsMathematical analysisElectronMathematics

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Year
1979
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article
Volume
43
Issue
11
Pages
775-778
Citations
29
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Sudip Chakravarty, Martin B. Fogel, W. Kohn (1979). Dynamic Response of Inhomogeneous Fermi Systems. Physical Review Letters , 43 (11) , 775-778. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.43.775

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10.1103/physrevlett.43.775