Abstract
The semiconductor processes and reactions being considered in the following have to be described theoretically in the framework of quantum statistical mechanics. In this introductory chapter we discuss the general formalism of quantum statistical mechanics as far as it is of interest for the further treatment of our topic. The presentation of this formalism is based on the general treatment of thermodynamics and quantum statistical mechanics given by Stumpf and Rieckers (1976) and Rieckers and Stumpf (1977). Concerning the details of the arguments we refer to this treatment.
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Stumpf, H. (1983). Irreversible quantum statistics. In: Quantum Processes in Polar Semiconductors and Insulators. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-05286-9_2
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