Exact solution of a boundary value problem in semiconductor kinetic theory (Q4370764)

The paper deals with the stationary one-dimensional half-space boundary value problem for the linear Boltzmann equation \[ (p\partial_x- E\partial_p) f(x,p)= Qf(x,p),\quad f(0,p)= \varphi(p),\quad p>0;\quad \lim_{x\mapsto\infty} f(x,p)= 0,\tag{1} \] where \(E\) is the external field, \(f(x,p)\) is the probability density for finding a charge carrier at point \(x\) with momentum \(p\), \(Q\) is the linear collision operator. The authors obtain the explicit solution of (1) by transforming this problem into a non-normal singular integral equation, which can be solved explicitly.