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Relaxation of a single-particle excitation in a Fermi system within the diffusion approximation of kinetic theory
Phys. Rev. C 113, 034312 – Published 11 March, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/w77m-z4d6
Abstract
The time evolution of the Wigner distribution function for a single-particle excitation in a Fermi system was studied within the framework of the diffusion approximation of kinetic theory by numerically solving a nonlinear diffusion equation with constant kinetic coefficients. A method was proposed to separate the dissipative processes into contributions from the relaxation of the single-particle excitation and from the relaxation of the nuclear core, with a distinct relaxation time introduced for each process. The influence of the diffusion and drift coefficients on the characteristic relaxation timescale was analyzed. It was found that the resulting relaxation times exhibit a discrepancy relative to the kinetic coefficient estimates known from previous studies.
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