Self-Consistent Hydrodynamic Model of Electron Vortex Fluid in Solids

Abstract

We propose a system of self-consistent equations for electron fluid in solids which describes both longitudinal vortex flows and frozen-in internal electromagnetic fields. It is shown that in the case of an ideal electron fluid, the proposed model describes the electrodynamics of the superconductor, and in the vortex-less case, it leads to modified London equations. In addition, the two-fluid model based on the proposed equations is applied to the description of an ideal electron-hole fluid in a semiconductor. The damping processes in a non-ideal electron fluid are described by modified equations, which take into account collisions with a crystal lattice and internal diffuse friction. The main peculiarities of the proposed equations are illustrated with the analysis of electron sound waves.

Keywords

• electron fluid
• vortex flow
• frozen-in electromagnetic field
• sound waves