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Gravitational Debye-Hückel theory for a Newtonian cosmology

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A correlation function approach is used to formulate a gravitational analogue of equilibrium Debye-Hückel theory appropriate for an expanding Newtonian cosmology. By factoring out the overall expansion of the Universe, one obtains a sensible mathematical framework in which a thermodynamic limit appears to exist. Moreover, one finds that, to lowest non-trivial order, the correlational energy actually vanishes.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    Henry E. Kandrup

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Kandrup, H.E. Gravitational Debye-Hückel theory for a Newtonian cosmology. Astrophys Space Sci 89, 143–158 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01008391

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