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... Dependence of the DC Electrical Conductivity Nothing in free electron theory can account for the temperature dependence of the DC con- ductivity ( revealed , for example , in Table 1.2 ) . It has to be mechanically inserted into the ...
... Dependence of the DC Electrical Conductivity Nothing in free electron theory can account for the temperature dependence of the DC con- ductivity ( revealed , for example , in Table 1.2 ) . It has to be mechanically inserted into the ...
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... dependence ( aside from possible explicit dependence of E and Ton time ) will be through k , ( t ' ) , which will be time - dependent if a magnetic field is present . Since the Fermi function f depends on k only through ( k ) , which is ...
... dependence ( aside from possible explicit dependence of E and Ton time ) will be through k , ( t ' ) , which will be time - dependent if a magnetic field is present . Since the Fermi function f depends on k only through ( k ) , which is ...
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... dependence of the normal - mode fre- quencies is contained in a universal multiplicative factor , and therefore they are the same for all normal modes . Under these circumstances , ( 25.15 ) reduces directly to ( 25.20 ) without need ...
... dependence of the normal - mode fre- quencies is contained in a universal multiplicative factor , and therefore they are the same for all normal modes . Under these circumstances , ( 25.15 ) reduces directly to ( 25.20 ) without need ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals | 29 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
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