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... field is large enough that each orbit is traversed many times between collisions , and ( c ) the carriers are taken to be holes if it is the unoccupied orbits that are closed . Thus the semiclassical theory can account for the ...
... field is large enough that each orbit is traversed many times between collisions , and ( c ) the carriers are taken to be holes if it is the unoccupied orbits that are closed . Thus the semiclassical theory can account for the ...
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... field H , when an open orbit lies in a real - space direction în perpendicular to the field . In the high - field limit the total electric field E becomes perpendicular to â . Since the component E , parallel to j is determined by the ...
... field H , when an open orbit lies in a real - space direction în perpendicular to the field . In the high - field limit the total electric field E becomes perpendicular to â . Since the component E , parallel to j is determined by the ...
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... field energy is sufficiently large . When the aligning field is removed , these defects may prevent the domain walls from returning to their original unmagnetized configuration . It then becomes necessary to apply a rather strong field ...
... field energy is sufficiently large . When the aligning field is removed , these defects may prevent the domain walls from returning to their original unmagnetized configuration . It then becomes necessary to apply a rather strong field ...
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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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