"To model heat conduction accurately, we must use the phonon Boltzmann transport equation (BTE). That said, solving this ...

Packed with numerous examples, illustrations, and homework problems with answers, this is a graduate book that describes atomic-level kinetics of thermal energy storage, transport, and transformation ...

This chapter focuses on simple phonon theory and electronic theory of the specific heat, thermal conductivity, and thermoelectricity of metals and insulators. The Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) ...