Multi-scale modeling of quantum semiconductor devices

Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Multiscale Problems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 331-363

  Arnold, Anton ^a   Jüngel, Ansgar ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-35657-6_12     Document Type: Chapter

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