Mathematical problems in semiconductor physics: lectures given at the C.I.M.E. summer school held in Cetraro, Italy, July 15-22, 1998

Walter Allegretto, Christian Ringhofer, Angelo Marcello Anile, Angelo Marcello Anile9783540408024, 3540408029

The C.I.M.E. session on Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics, held in Cetraro (Italy) July 15-22, 1998 addressed researchers with a strong interest in the mathematical aspects of the theory of carrier transport in semiconductor devices. The covered subjects include hydrodynamical models for semiconductors based on the maximum entropy principle of extended thermodynamics, mathematical theory of drift-diffusion equations with applications, and the methods of asymptotic analysis.