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... potential , can be carried considerably further in one dimension . Although the one - dimen- sional case is in many ... potential U ( x ) ( Figure 8.4 ) . It is convenient to view the ions as residing at the minima of U , which we take ...
... potential , can be carried considerably further in one dimension . Although the one - dimen- sional case is in many ... potential U ( x ) ( Figure 8.4 ) . It is convenient to view the ions as residing at the minima of U , which we take ...
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... potential is quite flat in such regions . Figure 11.5 Cellular method potential Actual crystal potential Individual atomic potentials Cell boundaries The cellular method potential has a discontinuous derivative midway between lattice ...
... potential is quite flat in such regions . Figure 11.5 Cellular method potential Actual crystal potential Individual atomic potentials Cell boundaries The cellular method potential has a discontinuous derivative midway between lattice ...
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... potential ( so that bulk properties in the interior remain unaltered ) . Because charge has been transferred , the two metals will no longer be at the same electrostatic potential . The potential difference between any two faces of the ...
... potential ( so that bulk properties in the interior remain unaltered ) . Because charge has been transferred , the two metals will no longer be at the same electrostatic potential . The potential difference between any two faces of the ...
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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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