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... energy of an extremal orbit15 satisfying the quantization condition . The reason for this is shown in Figure 14.5 ... energy surfaces of energies & and & + dɛ . Figure 14.5b shows this portion of tube when the orbits of energy & on the ...
... energy of an extremal orbit15 satisfying the quantization condition . The reason for this is shown in Figure 14.5 ... energy surfaces of energies & and & + dɛ . Figure 14.5b shows this portion of tube when the orbits of energy & on the ...
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... energy . This energy depends , of course , on what the constituent parts are considered to be . They are generally taken to be the individual atoms of the chemical elements out of which the solid is composed , but other con- ventions ...
... energy . This energy depends , of course , on what the constituent parts are considered to be . They are generally taken to be the individual atoms of the chemical elements out of which the solid is composed , but other con- ventions ...
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... energy of that finite crystal . Summing the infinite series in a particular order corresponds to constructing the infinite crystal as a particular limiting form of successively larger and larger finite crystals . If the interionic ...
... energy of that finite crystal . Summing the infinite series in a particular order corresponds to constructing the infinite crystal as a particular limiting form of successively larger and larger finite crystals . If the interionic ...
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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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