Diffusion limit of a generalized matrix boltzmann equation for spin-polarized transport

Kinetic and Related Models

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1159-1191

  Possanner, Stefan ^a   Negulescu, Claudia ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Kinetic matrix models; Spin transport; Spin charge coupling; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856247674     PISSN: 19375093     EISSN: 19375077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/krm.2011.4.1159     Document Type: Article

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