title: Phase-space approach to dynamical density functional theory.
abstract: The authors consider a system of interacting particles subjected to Langevin inertial dynamics and derive the governing time-dependent equation for the one-body density. They show that, after suitable truncations of the Bogoliubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvon hierarchy, and a multiple time scale analysis, they obtain a self-consistent equation involving only the one-body density. This study extends to arbitrary dimensions previous work on a one-dimensional fluid and highlights the subtleties of kinetic theory in the derivation of dynamical density functional theory.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, Camerino 62032, Italy.
authors.forename: Umberto Marini Bettolo
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Marconi
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melchionna