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... boundary condition that introduces the wave vector k into the cellular solution , and eliminates all solutions except those for a discrete set of energies , which are just the band energies & = & , ( k ) . Boundary conditions within Co ...
... boundary condition that introduces the wave vector k into the cellular solution , and eliminates all solutions except those for a discrete set of energies , which are just the band energies & = & , ( k ) . Boundary conditions within Co ...
Page 197
... boundary conditions ( 11.7 ) and ( 11.8 ) . It is in the imposition of these boundary conditions that the cellular method makes its next major approximation . To begin with , one takes only as many terms in the expansion ( 11.11 ) as it ...
... boundary conditions ( 11.7 ) and ( 11.8 ) . It is in the imposition of these boundary conditions that the cellular method makes its next major approximation . To begin with , one takes only as many terms in the expansion ( 11.11 ) as it ...
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... boundaries due to the fact that the boundary conditions can only be imposed at a finite number of points ; such cleverness , and the ability of computers to handle large determinants , have led to cellular calculations of very high ...
... boundaries due to the fact that the boundary conditions can only be imposed at a finite number of points ; such cleverness , and the ability of computers to handle large determinants , have led to cellular calculations of very high ...
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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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