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The aim of this project is the construction of a ab-initio theoretical framework for plasmonics in two-dimensional materials. The approach is based on the Wigner-Moyal formalism, able to capture the phase-space dynamic of the electrons in low-dimensional quantum plasmas. Once established the mathematical structure of the various familities of wave-kinetic equations (to be derived starting from the low-energy limit of the field-theoretical problem), the quantum hydrodynamics of two-dimensional materials such as graphene and Weyl semimetals are expected to be obtained, thus consistently addressing the issue of which hydrodynamical model is best suited for a particular system. The constructed framework will certainly contribute towards a more accurate description of graphene field-effect transistors (FETs), which have been investigated extensively in terahertz (THz) applications
