A non-linear determination of the distribution function of degenerate gases with an application to semiconductors

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 121-138

  Mascali, G ^a,b   Trovato, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinetic theory; Maximum entropy principle; Moment closure; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; GASES; KINETIC THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEGENERATE GASES;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0036644809     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)00789-6     Document Type: Article

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