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Radiative transport in a periodic structure with band crossings

Mathematical Physics 2024-11-11 v2 Analysis of PDEs math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We use the Wigner transformation and asymptotic analysis to systematically derive the semi-classical model for the Schr\"{o}dinger equation in arbitrary spatial dimensions, with any periodic structure. Our particular emphasis lies in addressing the \textit{diabatic} effect, i.e., the impact of Bloch band crossings. We consider both deterministic and random scenarios. In the former case, we derive a coupled Liouville system, revealing lower-order interactions among different Bloch bands. In the latter case, a coupled system of radiative transport equations emerges, with the scattering cross-section induced by the random inhomogeneities. As a specific application, we deduce the effective dynamics of a wave packet in graphene with randomness.

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@article{arxiv.2402.06828,
  title  = {Radiative transport in a periodic structure with band crossings},
  author = {Kunlun Qi and Li Wang and Alexander B. Watson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.06828},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Updated version. To appear in SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics