Local discontinuous Galerkin methods for moment models in device simulations: Performance assessment and two-dimensional results

Applied Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 5-7 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 629-645

  Liu, Yunxian ^a   Shu, Chi Wang ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Energy transport model; Hydrodynamic model; Local discontinuous Galerkin method; Semi conductor device simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ENERGY TRANSPORT MODEL; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LOCAL DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHOD; SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

EID: 34147153779     PISSN: 01689274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnum.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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