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1 Kinetic and Hydrodynamic Models for Multi-Band Quantum Transport in Crystals |
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3 | (54) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (14) |
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1.2.1 Wannier-Slater Envelope Functions Approach |
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7 | (3) |
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1.2.2 Luttinger-Kohn Envelope Functions |
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10 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Non Uniform Materials and Generalized Wannier Functions |
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12 | (3) |
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1.2.4 Application of k·p Models to Heterostructures and Resonant Tunneling |
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15 | (1) |
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1.2.5 Some Limits: Single and Mini-Band Transport |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (5) |
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19 | (3) |
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1.3.2 Multi-Band Wigner Models |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (33) |
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24 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Scalar Quantum Fluid Equations |
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25 | (8) |
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1.4.3 Spinorial and Multi-Band QFD |
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33 | (19) |
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52 | (5) |
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2 Electronic Properties of III-V Quantum Dots |
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57 | (30) |
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57 | (3) |
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2.1.1 Role of Lattice Symmetries (Zinc Blende vs Wurtzite) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.2 Method of Calculation |
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60 | (11) |
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2.2.1 Calculation of Strain |
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62 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Piezoelectricity/Pyroelectricity |
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62 | (3) |
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2.2.3 Eight-Band k·p Method: Single Particle States |
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65 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Impact of Strain on Bulk Band Structure |
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66 | (4) |
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2.2.5 Energies of Interacting Particles |
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70 | (1) |
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2.3 Discussion of Selected Topics |
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71 | (9) |
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2.3.1 Zb(001) Versus zb(111) Substrate Orientation |
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71 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Type-I Versus Type-II Confinement |
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74 | (2) |
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2.3.3 GaN/A1N Wurtzite Quantum Dots |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (7) |
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81 | (6) |
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3 Symmetries in Multiband Hamiltonians for Semiconductor Quantum Dots |
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87 | (42) |
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88 | (1) |
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3.2 Multiband Envelope Function Method |
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89 | (2) |
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3.3 The Effect of Interfaces |
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91 | (2) |
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3.4 Symmetry of the Interface Hamiltonian |
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93 | (2) |
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3.5 The 14-Band k·p Hamiltonian |
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95 | (4) |
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3.6 Symmetry of the 14-Band k·p Hamiltonian |
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99 | (6) |
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3.6.1 Symmetry of the 8-Band k·p Hamiltonian |
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99 | (2) |
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3.6.2 Symmetry of the Whole 14-Band Hamiltonian |
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101 | (4) |
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3.7 Plane Wave Representation |
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105 | (2) |
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3.8 Removal of Artificial Translational Symmetry Effects in Plane Wave Calculations |
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107 | (6) |
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3.9 Symmetries of Single Particle States in Quantum Dots |
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113 | (5) |
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3.10 Symmetries of Exciton States in Quantum Dots |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (9) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (7) |
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Part II Numerical Methods |
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4 Finite Elements for k·p Multiband Envelope Equations |
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129 | (26) |
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129 | (2) |
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4.2 Basic Principles of Finite Elements |
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131 | (3) |
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4.3 Nanostructure k·p Equations and Operator Ordering |
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134 | (4) |
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4.3.1 k·p Equations in Nanostructures |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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4.4 FEM Discretization and Solution of the k·p Equations |
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138 | (3) |
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138 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Numerical Discretization |
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139 | (2) |
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4.4.3 Solving the Generalized Eigenvalue Problem |
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141 | (1) |
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4.5 Spurious Solutions and Equation Ellipticity |
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141 | (9) |
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4.5.1 Examples of Spurious Solutions |
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141 | (4) |
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4.5.2 Ellipticity Criteria |
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145 | (5) |
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4.6 Strain and Polarization |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (3) |
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153 | (2) |
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5 Plane-Wave Approaches to the Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Nanostructures |
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155 | (38) |
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5.1 Plane-Wave Approaches to Real-Space Problems |
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155 | (3) |
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5.2 Plane-Wave Based Formulation of Elastic and Electronic Properties |
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158 | (12) |
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5.2.1 Semi-Analytical Plane-Wave Approaches |
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159 | (7) |
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5.2.2 Numerical Plane-Wave Approaches |
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166 | (4) |
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5.3 Strain Distribution in a Plane-Wave Formulation |
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170 | (4) |
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5.3.1 Analytical Approach |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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5.4 The Polarisation Potential in a Plane-Wave Framework |
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174 | (2) |
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5.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of a Plane-Wave Representation |
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176 | (3) |
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5.6 Plane-Wave Approach for (111)-Oriented Zincblende Dots |
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179 | (7) |
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5.6.1 Rotated 8-Band k·p Formalism |
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179 | (4) |
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5.6.2 Electronic Structure of (111)-Oriented Site-Controlled Zincblende Quantum Dots |
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183 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Discussion of Boundary Conditions and Plane-Wave Resolution |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (7) |
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187 | (6) |
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6 The Multi-Band k·p Hamiltonian for Heterostructures: Parameters and Applications |
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193 | (54) |
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6.1 The 8-Band k·p Hamiltonian for Bulk Materials |
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194 | (24) |
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218 | (29) |
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218 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Spin-Orbit Coupling in Silicon Quantum Dots |
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221 | (3) |
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6.2.3 Type-III Broken-Gap Band Alignment: HgTe-CdTe Quantum Well |
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224 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Type-II Broken-Gap Band Alignment: InAs--GaSb Superlattice |
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225 | (6) |
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6.2.5 Valence Band Structure of Diamond |
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231 | (5) |
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6.2.6 Self-Consistent Calculations: Influence of Substrate Orientations on the Density of a Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Diamond |
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236 | (5) |
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241 | (6) |
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Part IV Advanced Mathematical Topics |
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7 Transient Simulation of k·p-Schrodinger Systems Using Discrete Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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247 | (26) |
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248 | (1) |
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7.2 Transient k·p-Schrodinger Systems |
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249 | (5) |
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7.3 The Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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254 | (2) |
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7.4 The Discrete Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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256 | (8) |
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7.5 The Sum-of-Exponentials Approach and the Fast Evaluation of the Convolution |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (4) |
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270 | (3) |
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270 | (3) |
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8 Discrete Transparent Boundary Conditions for Multi-Band Effective Mass Approximations |
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273 | (42) |
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274 | (1) |
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8.2 Single-Band Effective Mass Approximations: The Scalar Schrodinger Equation |
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275 | (20) |
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8.2.1 The Exterior Problem and the Quantum Mechanical Dispersion Relation |
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275 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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276 | (2) |
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8.2.3 The Standard Discretization |
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278 | (2) |
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8.2.4 Discretization of the Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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280 | (2) |
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8.2.5 Discrete Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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282 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Alternative Finite Difference Schemes |
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283 | (8) |
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8.2.7 Numerical Example: The Single Barrier Potential |
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291 | (4) |
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8.3 The General k·p-Model |
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295 | (19) |
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8.3.1 The Exterior Problem and the Dispersion Relation |
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296 | (3) |
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8.3.2 Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (2) |
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8.3.4 Discrete Transparent Boundary Conditions |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (6) |
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314 | (1) |
Appendix |
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315 | (2) |
References |
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