An explicitly solvable kinetic model for semiconductors
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Abstract
We consider a simple model for the electron Boltzmann equation in a semiconductor and show that specific boundary value problems can be explicitly solved. Cases of both homogeneous and inhomogeneous electric fields are considered.
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Boltzman equation homogeneous electric fields inhomogeneous electric fields boundary value problemsPreview
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