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... leading to the following expression3 for & , correct to second order in U : | UK - K1 | 2 Ꮛ = + -K1 - + O ( U3 ) . -K ( 9.13 ) Equation ( 9.13 ) asserts that weakly perturbed nondegenerate bands repel each other , for every level 8 - K ...
... leading to the following expression3 for & , correct to second order in U : | UK - K1 | 2 Ꮛ = + -K1 - + O ( U3 ) . -K ( 9.13 ) Equation ( 9.13 ) asserts that weakly perturbed nondegenerate bands repel each other , for every level 8 - K ...
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... leading term emerges in the latter case , or to estimate the value of wt at which the leading term begins to dominate , requires a somewhat deeper analysis . We first note that if the electric field were zero , then the net contribution ...
... leading term emerges in the latter case , or to estimate the value of wt at which the leading term begins to dominate , requires a somewhat deeper analysis . We first note that if the electric field were zero , then the net contribution ...
Page 237
... leading in the steady state to an imbalance in oppositely directed populated open orbits , and hence a net current . ( This follows from the fact that & ( Eq . ( 12.48 ) ) is conserved by the semiclassical motion between collisions ...
... leading in the steady state to an imbalance in oppositely directed populated open orbits , and hence a net current . ( This follows from the fact that & ( Eq . ( 12.48 ) ) is conserved by the semiclassical motion between collisions ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
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