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... limit . t high - field limit only if the projection of the electric field on în , E. în , vanishes.43 The electric field therefore has the form ( see Figure 12.11 ) EEE , ( 12.57 ) where n ' is a unit vector perpendicular to both in and ...
... limit . t high - field limit only if the projection of the electric field on în , E. în , vanishes.43 The electric field therefore has the form ( see Figure 12.11 ) EEE , ( 12.57 ) where n ' is a unit vector perpendicular to both in and ...
Page 239
... limit the leading term in the magnetoresistance is • p = ( ñ ' · î ) 2 î ' · σ ( 1 ) · î ' ' ( 12.63 ) Since ( 1 ) vanishes in the high - field limit , this gives a magnetoresistance that grows without limit with increasing field , and ...
... limit the leading term in the magnetoresistance is • p = ( ñ ' · î ) 2 î ' · σ ( 1 ) · î ' ' ( 12.63 ) Since ( 1 ) vanishes in the high - field limit , this gives a magnetoresistance that grows without limit with increasing field , and ...
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... limit of vanishingly small periodic potential , electric breakdown occurs whenever the wave vector of an electron crosses a Bragg plane ( page 219 ) . When the periodic potential is weak , but not zero , we can ask why breakdown might ...
... limit of vanishingly small periodic potential , electric breakdown occurs whenever the wave vector of an electron crosses a Bragg plane ( page 219 ) . When the periodic potential is weak , but not zero , we can ask why breakdown might ...
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