Moments of the inverse scattering operator of the Boltzmann equation: Theory and applications

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1209-1226

  Brugger, S C ^a   Schenk, A ^a   Fichtner, W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beyond the relaxation time approximation; Boltzmann equation; Inverse scattering operator; Semiconductor; Transport model

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATION THEORY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

BEYOND THE RELAXATION TIME APPROXIMATION; BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; INVERSE SCATTERING OPERATORS; TRANSPORT MODELS;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 33747192549     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050633275     Document Type: Article

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