Solid State PhysicsThis book provides an introduction to the field of solid state physics for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. |
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... position and momentum as accurately as necessary , without violating the uncertainty principle . 28 A typical electron in a metal has a momentum of the order of hk , so the uncertainty in its momentum , Ap , must be small compared with ...
... position and momentum as accurately as necessary , without violating the uncertainty principle . 28 A typical electron in a metal has a momentum of the order of hk , so the uncertainty in its momentum , Ap , must be small compared with ...
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... position r , a wave vector k , and a band index n . In the course of time and in the presence of external electric and magnetic fields E ( r , t ) and H ( r , t ) the position , wave vector , and band index are taken to evolve according ...
... position r , a wave vector k , and a band index n . In the course of time and in the presence of external electric and magnetic fields E ( r , t ) and H ( r , t ) the position , wave vector , and band index are taken to evolve according ...
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... position of the center of mass of a Cooper pair . Since all Cooper pairs are in the same two - electron state , a ... position - dependent s ( r ) is also useful in investigating aspects of domain structure . In a similar way , a ...
... position of the center of mass of a Cooper pair . Since all Cooper pairs are in the same two - electron state , a ... position - dependent s ( r ) is also useful in investigating aspects of domain structure . In a similar way , a ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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