Solid State PhysicsThis book provides an introduction to the field of solid state physics for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. |
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... equations of motion ( 12.6 ) are the same as the free electron equations ... semiclassical model must break down , for in that limit the electron will be ... semiclassical model forbids interband transitions , and therefore requires that ...
... equations of motion ( 12.6 ) are the same as the free electron equations ... semiclassical model must break down , for in that limit the electron will be ... semiclassical model forbids interband transitions , and therefore requires that ...
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... semiclassical equations more plausible . There it is shown that they can be written in a very compact Hamiltonian form . To find a really compelling set of arguments , however , it is necessary to ... Semiclassical Equations of Motion 221.
... semiclassical equations more plausible . There it is shown that they can be written in a very compact Hamiltonian form . To find a really compelling set of arguments , however , it is necessary to ... Semiclassical Equations of Motion 221.
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... semiclassical analogue of Liouville's theorem , which asserts the following : 17 Given any region of six - dimensional phase space Q ,, consider the point r ' , k ' into which each point r , k in N , is taken by the semiclassical equations ...
... semiclassical analogue of Liouville's theorem , which asserts the following : 17 Given any region of six - dimensional phase space Q ,, consider the point r ' , k ' into which each point r , k in N , is taken by the semiclassical equations ...
Contents
The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals | 29 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
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