Published February 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Equivalence of quantum Boltzmann equation and Kubo formula for dc conductivity

  • 1. Inst. of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, Bejing (China)
  • 2. Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States)

Description

This paper presents a derivation of the quantum Boltzmann equation for linear dc transport with a correction term to Mahan-Hansch's equations and derive a formal solution to it. Based on this formal solution, the authors find the electric conductivity can be expressed as the retarded current-current correlation. Therefore, the authors explicitly demonstrate the equivalence of the two most important theoretical methods: quantum Boltzmann equation and Kubo formula

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics B
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
2
Series
Int. J. Mod. Phys. B.
Journal Page Range
293-316
ISSN
0217-9792
CODEN
IJPBE