Maximum-entropy theory of steady-state quantum transport

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Bokes, P ^a   Godby, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENTROPY; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; THEORY; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0242523700     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.125414     Document Type: Article

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