scholarly journals Hydrodynamical Model for Charge Transport in Graphene Nanoribbons

2021 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vito Dario Camiola ◽  
Giovanni Nastasi
Keyword(s):  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Graphene Nanoribbons ◽  
Hydrodynamical Model ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Electron Collisions ◽  
Macroscopic Behavior ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Low Dimension ◽  
Remarkable Reduction

AbstractWe present a hydrodynamical model for graphene nanoribbons that takes into account the electron collisions with the lattice and with the edge of the ribbon. Moreover the bandgap due to the low dimension of the ribbon is considered. The simulation shows that the model describes qualitatively the macroscopic behavior of the charges and the results are comparable with that ones obtained by solving numerically the Boltzmann equation but with a remarkable reduction of the computational time.

scholarly journals Boltzmann Equation In The Modeling Of Mineral Processing

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 507-516
Author(s):  
Vladimir Pavlovich Zhukov ◽  
Henryk Otwinowski ◽  
Anton Nikolaevich Belyakov ◽  
Tomasz Wyleciał ◽  
Vadim Evgenevich Mizonov
Keyword(s):  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
Ball Mill ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Boltzmann Kinetic Equation ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Simultaneous Modeling ◽  
System States

Abstract The paper presents an application of the Boltzmann kinetic equation to the simultaneous modeling of multi-dimensional processes. This equation defines the evolution of the distribution of the probability density in a given phase space. In the case of a grinding process, the considered phase space is defined by the Cartesian coordinates of particle position, the components of particle velocity and the particle size. The theory of Markov processes is used in the paper to solve the Boltzmann equation for the multi-dimensional space of system states. In order to verify the presented model, research into the simultaneous comminution and movement of material in a drum ball mill was performed. The methodology developed to solve the Boltzmann equation significantly reduces the computational time, which is particularly important in the solution of multi-dimensional problems.

The Boltzmann Equation and the H Theorem (1872–1875)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Darrigol
Keyword(s):  
Heat Conduction ◽  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Dilute Gas ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
H Theorem ◽  
Irreversible Evolution

This chapter covers Boltzmann’s writings about the Boltzmann equation and the H theorem in the period 1872–1875, through which he succeeded in deriving the irreversible evolution of the distribution of molecular velocities in a dilute gas toward Maxwell’s distribution. Boltzmann also used his equation to improve on Maxwell’s theory of transport phenomena (viscosity, diffusion, and heat conduction). The bulky memoir of 1872 and the eponymous equation probably are Boltzmann’s most famous achievements. Despite the now often obsolete ways of demonstration, despite the lengthiness of the arguments, and despite hidden difficulties in the foundations, Boltzmann there displayed his constructive skills at their best.

Approach to Equilibrium, the H-Theorem and Irreversibility

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sauro Succi
Keyword(s):  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Approach To Equilibrium ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
H Theorem ◽  
Irreversible Evolution

Like most of the greatest equations in science, the Boltzmann equation is not only beautiful but also generous. Indeed, it delivers a great deal of information without imposing a detailed knowledge of its solutions. In fact, Boltzmann himself derived most if not all of his main results without ever showing that his equation did admit rigorous solutions. This Chapter illustrates one of the most profound contributions of Boltzmann, namely the famous H-theorem, providing the first quantitative bridge between the irreversible evolution of the macroscopic world and the reversible laws of the underlying microdynamics.

Boltzmann’s Kinetic Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sauro Succi
Keyword(s):  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Statistical Physics ◽  
Neutron Transport ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
Relativistic Fluids ◽  
Classical Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Dilute Gas ◽  
Equilibrium Processes ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation

Kinetic theory is the branch of statistical physics dealing with the dynamics of non-equilibrium processes and their relaxation to thermodynamic equilibrium. Established by Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) in 1872, his eponymous equation stands as its mathematical cornerstone. Originally developed in the framework of dilute gas systems, the Boltzmann equation has spread its wings across many areas of modern statistical physics, including electron transport in semiconductors, neutron transport, quantum-relativistic fluids in condensed matter and even subnuclear plasmas. In this Chapter, a basic introduction to the Boltzmann equation in the context of classical statistical mechanics shall be provided.

A SOLVABLE MODEL OF INTERACTING MANY BODY SYSTEMS EXHIBITING A BREAKDOWN OF THE BOLTZMANN EQUATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450046
Author(s):  
B. H. J. McKELLAR
Keyword(s):  
Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Density Operator ◽  
Particle Density ◽  
Solvable Model ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Single Particle Density ◽  
The Boltzmann Equation ◽  
Many Body Systems

In a particular exactly solvable model of an interacting system, the Boltzmann equation predicts a constant single particle density operator, whereas the exact solution gives a single particle density operator with a nontrivial time dependence. All of the time dependence of the single particle density operator is generated by the correlations.

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