Open AccessComparison of approximate solutions to the phonon Boltzmann transport equation with the relaxation time approximation: Spherical harmonics expansions and the discrete ordinates method
Author(s) -
Joel G. Christenson,
Ryan Austin,
Ronald J. Phillips
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.5022182
Subject(s) - boltzmann equation , knudsen number , spherical harmonics , phonon , physics , ordinate , mathematical analysis , heat transfer , relaxation (psychology) , convection–diffusion equation , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geometry , psychology , social psychology