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... finite portion of the ideal Bravais lattice . Frequently one considers finite crystals , not because surface effects are important , but simply for conceptual convenience , just as in Chapter 2 we placed the electron gas in a cubical ...
... finite portion of the ideal Bravais lattice . Frequently one considers finite crystals , not because surface effects are important , but simply for conceptual convenience , just as in Chapter 2 we placed the electron gas in a cubical ...
Page 356
... finite crystal . Suppose that we could represent the ionic con- figuration by simply occupying some finite region V of the Bravais lattice occupied in the infinite crystal . Suppose , furthermore , that the electronic charge density in ...
... finite crystal . Suppose that we could represent the ionic con- figuration by simply occupying some finite region V of the Bravais lattice occupied in the infinite crystal . Suppose , furthermore , that the electronic charge density in ...
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... 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 interactions were of ...
... 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 interactions were of ...
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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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