Trend to equilibrium of electron gas in a semiconductor according to the Boltzmann equation

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5-7, 1998, Pages 547-571

  Majorana, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0032370889     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411459808205642     Document Type: Article

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