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Page 397
... zero - point kinetic energy , and the more suspect the approximation of perfectly localized ions . We shall see some simple evidence for the importance of zero - point motion in the lighter noble gases in our discussion below.3 In most ...
... zero - point kinetic energy , and the more suspect the approximation of perfectly localized ions . We shall see some simple evidence for the importance of zero - point motion in the lighter noble gases in our discussion below.3 In most ...
Page 401
... zero - point kinetic energy we have neglected . This energy becomes greater , the smaller the volume into which the atoms are squeezed . It should therefore behave as an effectively repul- sive force , increasing the lattice constant ...
... zero - point kinetic energy we have neglected . This energy becomes greater , the smaller the volume into which the atoms are squeezed . It should therefore behave as an effectively repul- sive force , increasing the lattice constant ...
Page 660
... zero temperature by completely removing the field . But this assumption must fail at small fields , for otherwise the zero - field entropy would not depend on temperature . In reality the entropy in zero field must depend on temperature ...
... zero temperature by completely removing the field . But this assumption must fail at small fields , for otherwise the zero - field entropy would not depend on temperature . In reality the entropy in zero field must depend on temperature ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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