Passing to the near-classical domain resulted in a new nonlinear differential equation for the distribution of charge carriers. This equation was solved exactly and was found to reduce to the shifted Fermi-Dirac distribution for small electric field and to the Druyvesteyn distribution in the classical limit. A generalized criterion for classical versus quantum domains revealed that otherwise quantum domains become classical for sufficiently large applied electric fields. Another research initiative addresses the kinetic theory of neutral fluids. Here attention is directed at construction of multi-particle correlation functions.
Application is aimed at the structure of fluids and the theory of phase change.
Research on kinetic theory is also directed at a key problem in astrophysics-the tendency of galaxies to form clusters. Theoretical work concerning the kinetic properties of micro-semiconductor devices has also been initiated. Attention is directed to solid-state plasmas in materials such as GaAs and InP that have applications in FET devices. A primary study in this area addresses criteria for physical domains in such plasmas. Principal questions here concern disjunctions between quantum and classical regions.