The Quantum Boltzmann Equation in Semiconductor Physics
Statistical Mechanics
2010-11-18 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
The quantum Boltzmann equation, or Fokker-Planck equation, has been used to successfully explain a number of experiments in semiconductor optics in the past two decades. This paper reviews some of the developments of this work, including models of excitons in bulk materials, electron-hole plasmas, and polariton gases.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1011.3849,
title = {The Quantum Boltzmann Equation in Semiconductor Physics},
author = {D. W. Snoke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.3849},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
14 pages, 8 figures. Dedicated to Manuel Cardona on the occasion of his 75th birthday celebration in Queretaro, Mexico