2.4 Band Structure

It has been pointed out in Section 2.1 that the quantum nature of the semiclassical transport model comes from the quantum mechanical consideration of a periodic crystal potential. This information is included into the electron energy dependence on the quasi-momentum $\epsilon(\vec{k})$. This dependence enters the Boltzmann kinetic equation (2.60) through relation (2.13) as well as through the differential scattering rates $S(\vec{k},\vec{k}^{'},\vec{r},t)$. To solve the Boltzmann kinetic equation it is necessary to know the band structure and its specific features.
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