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Page 427
... heat , c , = ( cu / dT ) , ( which is also much more easily measured than the internal energy ) . The static lattice contribution to u drops out of c ,, which is determined ... heat due to the Specific Heat of a Classical Crystal 427.
... heat , c , = ( cu / dT ) , ( which is also much more easily measured than the internal energy ) . The static lattice contribution to u drops out of c ,, which is determined ... heat due to the Specific Heat of a Classical Crystal 427.
Page 463
... heat , as required by the classical law of Dulong and Petit , and ( b ) at temperatures well below the Einstein temperature the contribution of the optical modes to the specific heat drops exponentially , reflecting the difficulty in ...
... heat , as required by the classical law of Dulong and Petit , and ( b ) at temperatures well below the Einstein temperature the contribution of the optical modes to the specific heat drops exponentially , reflecting the difficulty in ...
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... HEAT At low temperatures the specific heat of a normal metal has the form AT + BT3 . where the linear term is due to electronic excitations and the cubic term is due to lattice vibrations . Below the superconducting critical temperature ...
... HEAT At low temperatures the specific heat of a normal metal has the form AT + BT3 . where the linear term is due to electronic excitations and the cubic term is due to lattice vibrations . Below the superconducting critical temperature ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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