We will discuss the convergence (in the semiclassical limit) of a solution to the Hartree-Fock equation towards an operator, whose Wigner transform is a solution to the Vlasov equation. We will consider both cases of positive and zero temperature. The results we will present are part of a project in collaboration with N. Benedikter, M. Porta and B. Schlein.

We review some results on the joint mean-field and semiclassical limit of the fermionic N-body Schrödinger dynamics leading to the Vlasov equation, which is a model in kinetic theory for charged or gravitating particles. The results we present include the case of singular interactions and provide explicit estimates on the convergence rate, using the Hartree-Fock theory for interacting fermions as a bridge between many-body and Vlasov dynamics.