The high field asymptotics for degenerate semiconductors

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1253-1272

  Abdallah, N Ben ^a   Chaker, H ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b ENIT LAMSIN   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Convergence rate; Kinetic equations; Linearization; Maximum principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035615621     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202501001252     Document Type: Article

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