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Space homogeneous solutions of the linear semiconductor Boltzmann equation. (English) Zbl 0986.35112

Summary: The linear Boltzmann equation describing electron flow in a semiconductor is considered. The Cauchy problem for space-independent solutions is investigated, and without requiring a bounded collision frequency the existence of integrable solutions is established. Mass conservation, an H-theorem, and moment estimates also are obtained, assuming weak conditions. Finally, the uniqueness of the solution is demonstrated under a suitable hypothesis on the collision frequency.

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35Q60 PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory
82D37 Statistical mechanics of semiconductors
78A35 Motion of charged particles
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