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Lecture 16: Fermi Golden Rule and Relaxation Time Approximation

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This lecture begins with description of term paper project and discussion on first midterm exam. It covers topics, including the collision term and scattering term in Boltzmann transport equation, relaxation time approximation, and scattering mechanics.

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