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Page 472
... momentum of a phonon to be ħ times its wave vector , then ( 24.6 ) makes an assertion strikingly similar to momentum conservation : The change in neutron momentum is just the negative of the change in total phonon crystal momentum , to ...
... momentum of a phonon to be ħ times its wave vector , then ( 24.6 ) makes an assertion strikingly similar to momentum conservation : The change in neutron momentum is just the negative of the change in total phonon crystal momentum , to ...
Page 503
... momentum , then normal collisions alone cannot bring about full thermodynamic equilibrium , even if there is no temperature gradient present . In fact , it can be shown24 that in the absence of a temperature gradient , if all collisions ...
... momentum , then normal collisions alone cannot bring about full thermodynamic equilibrium , even if there is no temperature gradient present . In fact , it can be shown24 that in the absence of a temperature gradient , if all collisions ...
Page 788
... momentum p ' and the crystal has occupation numbers n ' , with the restriction that p ' + h knks = p + ħ Σ kn + ħ × reciprocal lattice vector . ( M.22 ) Thus the change in the momentum of the neutron must be balanced by a change in the ...
... momentum p ' and the crystal has occupation numbers n ' , with the restriction that p ' + h knks = p + ħ Σ kn + ħ × reciprocal lattice vector . ( M.22 ) Thus the change in the momentum of the neutron must be balanced by a change in the ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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