Equivalence of quantum Boltzmann equation and Kubo formula for dc conductivity

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · International Journal of Modern Physics B; (United States)

OSTI ID:5004626

Su, Z B ^[1]; Chen, L Y ^[2]

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1. Inst. of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, Bejing (CN)
2. Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (US)

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.

• OSTI ID: 5004626
• Journal Information: International Journal of Modern Physics B; (United States), Vol. 4:2; ISSN 0217-9792
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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