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... gives an estimate of the conductivity in terms of quantities that are all known except for the relaxation time t . We may therefore use ( 1.6 ) and the observed resistivities to estimate the size of the relaxation time : t = m pne2 ...
... gives an estimate of the conductivity in terms of quantities that are all known except for the relaxation time t . We may therefore use ( 1.6 ) and the observed resistivities to estimate the size of the relaxation time : t = m pne2 ...
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... gives the dominant contribution to ( 12.50 ) and we have 35 lim j = - new = - t / T → x пес H ( E × Ĥ ) . ( 12.51 ) If it is the unoccupied levels that all lie on closed orbits , the corresponding result is 36 прес H lim j = + ( Ex Ĥ ) ...
... gives the dominant contribution to ( 12.50 ) and we have 35 lim j = - new = - t / T → x пес H ( E × Ĥ ) . ( 12.51 ) If it is the unoccupied levels that all lie on closed orbits , the corresponding result is 36 прес H lim j = + ( Ex Ĥ ) ...
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... gives 9 , ( r , k , t ) = S -8 dt ' gur ( t ' ) , k , ( t ' ) ) P ( r , k , t ; t ' ) TM n ( r2 ( t ' ) , kn ( t ... gives the probability of an electron colliding between t ' and t ' + dt ' . Thus In the limit as dt ' - > P ( t , t ...
... gives 9 , ( r , k , t ) = S -8 dt ' gur ( t ' ) , k , ( t ' ) ) P ( r , k , t ; t ' ) TM n ( r2 ( t ' ) , kn ( t ... gives the probability of an electron colliding between t ' and t ' + dt ' . Thus In the limit as dt ' - > P ( t , t ...
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