Publication Date:
2013
abstract:
The linear Boltzmann equation for elastic and/or inelastic scattering is applied to derive the distribution function of a spatially homogeneous system of charged particles spreading in a host medium of two-level atoms and subjected to external electric and/or magnetic fields. We construct a Fokker-Planck approximation to the kinetic equations and derive the most general class of distributions for the given problem by discussing in detail some physically meaningful cases. The equivalence with the transport theory of electrons in a phonon background is also discussed.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Quantum statistical mechanics; Solid-liquid transitions; Melting of specific substances
List of contributors:
Scarfone, ANTONIO MARIA
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