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... ( present in both metals and insulators ) is much less important than thermal conduction by the conduction electrons ( present only in metals ) . To define and estimate the thermal conductivity , consider a metal bar along which the ...
... ( present in both metals and insulators ) is much less important than thermal conduction by the conduction electrons ( present only in metals ) . To define and estimate the thermal conductivity , consider a metal bar along which the ...
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... present and the currents carried by open orbits in opposite directions cancel . In ( b ) an electric field E is present , leading in the steady state to an imbalance in oppositely directed populated open orbits , and hence a net current ...
... present and the currents carried by open orbits in opposite directions cancel . In ( b ) an electric field E is present , leading in the steady state to an imbalance in oppositely directed populated open orbits , and hence a net current ...
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... present in the crystal is proportional to T because the thermal equilibrium phonon occupation numbers reduce to : 1 ns ( k ) = ehos ( k ) / kBT 1 - KBT hws ( k ) ( 25.32 ) Since a given phonon that contributes to the thermal current is ...
... present in the crystal is proportional to T because the thermal equilibrium phonon occupation numbers reduce to : 1 ns ( k ) = ehos ( k ) / kBT 1 - KBT hws ( k ) ( 25.32 ) Since a given phonon that contributes to the thermal current is ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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