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A phase analysis of transonic solutions for the hydrodynamic semiconductor model

Author(s): Massimiliano D. Rosini
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 63 (2005), 251-268.
MSC (2000): Primary 82D37; Secondary 35B40, 35L67
Posted: February 23, 2005
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Abstract: In the present paper we present a phase plane analysis of transonic solutions of the steady state one-dimensional unipolar hydrodynamic model for semiconductors, taking also into consider shocks.


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Massimiliano D. Rosini
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni ``R. Caccioppoli'', Università di Napoli ``Federico II'', Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli-Italy
Address at time of publication: Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila-Italy
Email: mrosini@univaq.it

PII: S0033-569X-05-00942-1
Keywords: Transonic shock waves, stability, hydrodynamic models, semiconductors
Received by editor(s): April 1, 2003
Posted: February 23, 2005
Copyright of article: Copyright 2005, Brown University


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