Electronic hydrodynamics and the breakdown of the Wiedemann-Franz and Mott laws in interacting metals

@article{Lucas2018ElectronicHA,
title={Electronic hydrodynamics and the breakdown of the Wiedemann-Franz and Mott laws in interacting metals},
author={Andrew Lucas and Sankar Das Sarma},
journal={Physical Review B},
year={2018}
}
• Published 2 April 2018
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