Exciton operators : commutation relations and dynamics

dc.contributor.advisor	Hawton, Margaret
dc.contributor.author	Nelson, Delene J.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-07T19:44:25Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-07T19:44:25Z
dc.date.created	1997
dc.date.issued	1997
dc.identifier.uri	http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/2524
dc.description.abstract	The electron-hole pair operator commutation relations for a semiconductor are explicitly derived showing that the pairs are quasi-bosons with statistics intermediate between bosons and fermions. These pair operators are transformed into exciton operators, that incorporate the intra-pair Coulomb interaction, and it is found that the commutation relations remain quasi-bosonic. The exciton dynamics written in terms of the exciton operators are derived in the Heisenberg picture and compared with the traditionally used semiconductor Bloch equations.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Exciton theory
dc.title	Exciton operators : commutation relations and dynamics
dc.type	Thesis
etd.degree.name	Master of Science
etd.degree.level	Master
etd.degree.discipline	Physics
etd.degree.grantor	Lakehead University