Full compressible Navier-Stokes equations for quantum fluids: derivation and numerical solution. (English) Zbl 1231.35148
Summary: Navier-Stokes equations for compressible quantum fluids, including the energy equation, are derived from a collisional Wigner equation, using the quantum entropy maximization method of P. Degond and C. Ringhofer [J. Stat. Phys. 112, No. 3–4, 587–628 (2003; Zbl 1035.82028)]. The viscous corrections are obtained from a Chapman-Enskog expansion around the quantum equilibrium distribution and correspond to the classical viscous stress tensor with particular viscosity coefficients depending on the particle density and temperature. The energy and entropy dissipations are computed and discussed. Numerical simulations of a one-dimensional tunneling diode show the stabilizing effect of the viscous correction and the impact of the relaxation terms on the current-voltage charcteristics.
MSC:
35Q30 | Navier-Stokes equations |
76Y05 | Quantum hydrodynamics and relativistic hydrodynamics |
35Q40 | PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics |
82D37 | Statistical mechanics of semiconductors |