The drift-diffusion limit for electron-phonon interaction in semiconductors

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 707-729

  Markowich, Peter A ^a   Schmeiser, Christian ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 0031530547     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202597000384     Document Type: Article

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