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Quantum electronic trasport in graphene: a kinetic and fluid-dynamic approach

Mathematical Physics 2019-05-27 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We derive a fluid-dynamic model for electron transport near a Dirac point in graphene. The derivation is based on the minimum entropy principle, which is exploited in order to close fluid-dynamic equations for quantum mixed states. To this aim we make two main approximations: the usual semiclassical approximation (1\hbar \ll 1) and a new one, namely the `strongly-mixed state' approximation. Particular solutions of the fluid-dynamic equations are discussed which are of physical interest.

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@article{arxiv.1905.10184,
  title  = {Quantum electronic trasport in graphene: a kinetic and fluid-dynamic approach},
  author = {Nicola Zamponi and Luigi Barletti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.10184},
  year   = {2019}
}