The paper reviews the current state of research on nonequilibrium (Kolmogorov type) stationary and nonstationary distributions of particles with statically screened Coulomb interaction that are exact solutions of the Boltzmann or Landau collision integral with a source and a sink ensuring the energy flow along the spectrum in momentum space. Analysis is made of the advantages of the new process (based on nonequilibrium distributions) of energy conversion and of the time-dependent nonequilibrium kinetics of an electron—phonon system of a crystal in a strong electric field (electroplastic effect).

PACS: 47.11.−j, 47.27.−i, 47.27.ek, 52.25.Dg (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0183.201301c.0055 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2013/1/d/ 000317578800003 2-s2.0-84876522985 2013PhyU...56...49Z Citation: Zakharov V E, Karas’ V I "Nonequilibrium Kolmogorov-type particle distributions and their applications" Phys. Usp. 56 49–78 (2013) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)Medline RefWorks RT Journal T1 Nonequilibrium Kolmogorov-type particle distributions and their applications A1 Zakharov,V.E. A1 Karas’,V.I. PB Physics-Uspekhi PY 2013 FD 10 Jan, 2013 JF Physics-Uspekhi JO Phys. Usp. VO 56 IS 1 SP 49-78 DO 10.3367/UFNe.0183.201301c.0055 LK https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2013/1/d/ Received: 23rd, December 2011, accepted: 24th, January 2012 Оригинал: Захаров В Е, Карась В И «Неравновесные колмогоровского типа распределения частиц и их приложения» УФН 183 55–85 (2013); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0183.201301c.0055