Lecture 17: Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws -

Lecture 17: Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws

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Students learn to solve the Boltzmann equation in the classical limit under relaxation time approximation in this lecture. Students also learn to derive the Fourier law, Newton shear law, and the electron transport process with the Ohm's Law.

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