Multiterm solution of a generalized Boltzmann kinetic equation for electron and positron transport in structured and soft condensed matter

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  White, R D ^a   Robson, R E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION; BOLTZMANN KINETIC EQUATIONS; COLLISIONAL PROCESS; DILUTE GAS; HARD-SPHERE SYSTEM; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LIQUID ARGON; NON-EQUILIBRIUM ELECTRONS; NONPERTURBATIVE TREATMENT; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; POSITRONIUM FORMATION; SOFT CONDENSED MATTERS; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; SPHERICAL HARMONIC REPRESENTATIONS;

ELECTRONS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETIC THEORY; LIQUEFIED GASES; POSITRONS; SOLIDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; COHERENT SCATTERING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INCOHERENT SCATTERING; KINETICS;

KINETICS; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS;

EID: 84855961082     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.031125     Document Type: Article

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