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Page 348
... possible form . We take the dimensionless number A to be of order unity to within a power or two of ten . B At room temperature kT is of the order of 10-2 eV , and & is of the order of electron volts . Therefore ( k , T ) 2 / & F is of ...
... possible form . We take the dimensionless number A to be of order unity to within a power or two of ten . B At room temperature kT is of the order of 10-2 eV , and & is of the order of electron volts . Therefore ( k , T ) 2 / & F is of ...
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... possible corresponding to the emission of a phonon . Therefore there is no lack of one - phonon peaks , and ingenious techniques have been developed for mapping out the phonon spectrum of a crystal along various directions in k - space ...
... possible corresponding to the emission of a phonon . Therefore there is no lack of one - phonon peaks , and ingenious techniques have been developed for mapping out the phonon spectrum of a crystal along various directions in k - space ...
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... possible two - phonon processes in which a neutron enters with momentum p and leaves with momentum p ' . In labeling the diagrams take due account of the conservation laws . ( b ) Repeat ( a ) for three - phonon processes . 2. ( a ) ...
... possible two - phonon processes in which a neutron enters with momentum p and leaves with momentum p ' . In labeling the diagrams take due account of the conservation laws . ( b ) Repeat ( a ) for three - phonon processes . 2. ( 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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