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... semiclassical model . Justifying the semi- classical model in detail is a formidable task , considerably more difficult than jus- tifying the ordinary classical limit for free electrons . In this book we shall not offer a systematic ...
... semiclassical model . Justifying the semi- classical model in detail is a formidable task , considerably more difficult than jus- tifying the ordinary classical limit for free electrons . In this book we shall not offer a systematic ...
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... semiclassical model describes the response of the electrons to externally applied electric and magnetic fields that vary slowly over the dimensions of such a wave packet ( Figure 12.1 ) and therefore exceedingly ... Semiclassical Model 217.
... semiclassical model describes the response of the electrons to externally applied electric and magnetic fields that vary slowly over the dimensions of such a wave packet ( Figure 12.1 ) and therefore exceedingly ... Semiclassical Model 217.
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... Semiclassical Motion in an Applied DC Electric Field In a uniform static electric field the semiclassical equation of motion for k ( Eq . ( 12.6 ) ) has the general solution k ( t ) = k ( 0 ) ... Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics.
... Semiclassical Motion in an Applied DC Electric Field In a uniform static electric field the semiclassical equation of motion for k ( Eq . ( 12.6 ) ) has the general solution k ( t ) = k ( 0 ) ... Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics.
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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