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... discussion in these cases will be highly qualitative . For simplicity we shall discuss only cubic crystals in this chapter , and consider the energy of the solid as a function of the cubic cell side , a . In so doing we are ignoring ...
... discussion in these cases will be highly qualitative . For simplicity we shall discuss only cubic crystals in this chapter , and consider the energy of the solid as a function of the cubic cell side , a . In so doing we are ignoring ...
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... discussing an isolated insulating crystal . 2. If n = 1 , we can apply the discussion to the scattering of a single particle , say a neutron , by an insulating crystal . 3. If we wish to discuss an isolated metal , we can let the n ...
... discussing an isolated insulating crystal . 2. If n = 1 , we can apply the discussion to the scattering of a single particle , say a neutron , by an insulating crystal . 3. If we wish to discuss an isolated metal , we can let the n ...
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... discussing an isolated insulating crystal . 2. If n = 1 , we can apply the discussion to the scattering of a single particle , say a neutron , by an insulating crystal . 3. If we wish to discuss an isolated metal , we can let the n ...
... discussing an isolated insulating crystal . 2. If n = 1 , we can apply the discussion to the scattering of a single particle , say a neutron , by an insulating crystal . 3. If we wish to discuss an isolated metal , we can let the n ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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