Semiclassical approximation of electron-phonon scattering beyond Fermi's golden rule

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1933-1953

  Ringhofer, G ^a   Nedjalkov, M ^b   Kosinas, H ^c   Selberherr, S ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Boltzmann equation; Fermi's golden rule; Levinson equation; Quantum mechanics; Wigner functions

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; FERMI'S GOLDEN RULE; LEVINSON EQUATION; WIGNER FUNCTIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; FERMI LEVEL; FUNCTIONS; PHONONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

APPROXIMATION THEORY;

EID: 9644265829     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139903428914     Document Type: Article

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