ISSN:
1434-6036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract For carrier-carrier scattering the relaxation kinetics of a quasi-twodimensional degenerate electron gas is studied in the framework of the Boltzmann equation using a static RPA screening. The time development of an initial nonequilibrium distribution is calculated both by ensemble Monte Carlo simulations and by expansions in terms of eigenfunctions of the linearized collision operator. A systematic comparison of the results of both methods yields a rather detailed understanding of the Coulomb relaxation kinetics and of the strengths and limitations of both methods. The dependence of the relaxation rate on the position and width of the initial population deviation is investigated and conditions for nonexponential decay are given.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01323727
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