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Quantum mechanical momentum and energy balance equations for transport of charge carriers
Author(s) -
Magnus W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.200301780
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , momentum (technical analysis) , energy balance , physics , charge (physics) , energy–momentum relation , quantum , charge carrier , balance (ability) , quantum electrodynamics , classical mechanics , mechanics , quantum mechanics , finance , thermodynamics , medicine , economics , physical medicine and rehabilitation
In this paper some basic features of electrical transport are discussed in terms of quantum mechanical energy and momentum balance equations. The latter are presented as an appropriate tool for the investigation of carrier transport in electric circuits containing mesoscopic active areas in the presence of inhomogeneous electromagnetic fields.