Numerical methods for the semiconductor Boltzmann equation based on spherical harmonics expansions and entropy discretizations

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 431-452

  Ringhofer, Christian ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Finite differences; Galerkin methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036433829     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TT-120015508     Document Type: Conference Paper

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