FORMULATION OF THE BOLTZMANN-EQUATION IN TERMS OF SCATTERING MATRICES

被引:25
作者
ALAM, MA
STETTLER, MA
LUNDSTROM, MS
机构
[1] School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285
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10.1016/0038-1101(93)90149-K
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present a rigorous mathematical derivation of the Scattering Matrix Approach from the path integral formulation of the Boltzmann equation. We also show that in the limiting cases, the Scattering Matrix Approach correctly reproduces McKelvey's earlier results. This proof puts the Scattering Matrix Approach in a more general perspective and relates it to other techniques for solving the Boltzmann equation.
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页码:263 / 271
页数:9
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