A new approach to solve the Boltzmann–Langevin equation for fermionic systems Original Research Article

We present a new method to introduce phase-space fluctuations in transport theories, corresponding to a full implementation of the Boltzmann–Langevin equation for fermionic systems. It is based on the procedure originally developed by Bauer et al. for transport codes employing the test particle method. In the new procedure, the Pauli principle is carefully checked, leading to a good reproduction of the correct fluctuations in the “continuum limit” (h→0). Accurate tests are carried out in one and two dimensional idealized systems, and finally results for a full 3D application are shown. We stress the reliability of this method, which can be easily plugged into existing transport codes using test particles, and its general applicability to systems characterized by instabilities, like for instance multifragmentation processes.