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... possible to cut the first up into pieces , which , when translated through appropriate lattice vectors , can be reassembled to give the second . This is illustrated in Figure 4.11 . A III II B IV = III Figure 4.11 Two possible primitive ...
... possible to cut the first up into pieces , which , when translated through appropriate lattice vectors , can be reassembled to give the second . This is illustrated in Figure 4.11 . A III II B IV = III Figure 4.11 Two possible primitive ...
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... possible form . We take the dimensionless number A to be of order unity to within a power or two of ten . At room temperature kT is of the order of 10-2 eV , and EF is of the order of electron volts . Therefore ( kT ) 2 / & is of the ...
... possible form . We take the dimensionless number A to be of order unity to within a power or two of ten . At room temperature kT is of the order of 10-2 eV , and EF is of the order of electron volts . Therefore ( kT ) 2 / & is of the ...
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... possible permutations of the arguments , weighted with +1 or 1 according to whether the permutation is constructed out of an even or odd number of pair interchanges . 43 This is why it is possible for a pair of fermions to behave ...
... possible permutations of the arguments , weighted with +1 or 1 according to whether the permutation is constructed out of an even or odd number of pair interchanges . 43 This is why it is possible for a pair of fermions to behave ...
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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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