An overview of the Wigner Transport Equation (WTE) as a unified framework for phonon heat transport, bridging the gap between the particle-like Peierls-Boltzmann (BTE) model for crystals and the wave-like Allen-Feldman (AF) theory for glasses.
6 min read · 2025
A step-by-step guide to calculating lattice thermal conductivity using VASP and Phono3py, covering supercell generation, force calculations, and BTE solutions.
A summary of classical kinetic theory, phonon transport, and macroscopic heat equations.