Near-hydrodynamic electron flow according to the linearized Boltzmann equation

Near-hydrodynamic electron flows have been realized in a number of recent experiments, where momentum-conserving collisions dominate the flow behavior. We analyze these flows using a matched asymptotic expansion of the governing linearized Boltzmann equation to second order in the rarefaction parameter---the Knudsen number---with arbitrary diffusely scattering boundaries. We find corrections to the bulk governing equations, boundary conditions, and near-boundary dynamics unreported in the literature. The developed theory is used to solve two-dimensional Poiseuille flow in the near-hydrodynamic regime. Nonhydrodynamic corrections are found to compete with the classical Hall or odd viscosity. Our results are in excellent agreement with high-fidelity numerical solutions of the linearized Boltzmann equation.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-03-20
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.125145
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4
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Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
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Abstract

Near-hydrodynamic electron flows have been realized in a number of recent experiments, where momentum-conserving collisions dominate the flow behavior. We analyze these flows using a matched asymptotic expansion of the governing linearized Boltzmann equation to second order in the rarefaction parameter---the Knudsen number---with arbitrary diffusely scattering boundaries. We find corrections to the bulk governing equations, boundary conditions, and near-boundary dynamics unreported in the literature. The developed theory is used to solve two-dimensional Poiseuille flow in the near-hydrodynamic regime. Nonhydrodynamic corrections are found to compete with the classical Hall or odd viscosity. Our results are in excellent agreement with high-fidelity numerical solutions of the linearized Boltzmann equation.

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Australian National University (AU), California Institute of Technology (US), The University of Melbourne (AU), Victoria School of Management (CH)
Australian Government, University of Melbourne
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