Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata

, Volume 165, Issue 1, pp 87–98 | Cite as

A steady state potential flow model for semiconductors

  • Pierre Degond
  • Peter A. Markowich
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Summary

We present a three-dimensional steady state irrotational flow model for semiconductors which is based on the hydrodynamic equations. We prove existence and local uniqueness of smooth solutions under a smallness assumptions on the data. This assumption implies subsonic flow of electrons in the semiconductors device.

Keywords

Steady State Flow Model Smooth Solution Semiconductor Device Potential Flow 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Pierre Degond
    • 1
  • Peter A. Markowich
    • 2
  1. 1.Centre de Mathématiques AppliquéesEcole PolytechniquePalaiseau CedexFrance
  2. 2.Fachbereich Mathematik, TU-BerlinBerlin 12FRG

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