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... boundary condition only at a finite set of points on its surface . The imposition of this finite set of boundary conditions ( chosen to be as many as there are unknown coefficients ) leads to a set of k - dependent linear homogeneous ...
... boundary condition only at a finite set of points on its surface . The imposition of this finite set of boundary conditions ( chosen to be as many as there are unknown coefficients ) leads to a set of k - dependent linear homogeneous ...
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... boundary conditions ( 11.7 ) and ( 11.8 ) . Wigner and Seitz made the further approxi- mation of replacing the Wigner - Seitz primitive cell by a sphere of radius ro with the same volume , thereby achieving a boundary condition with the ...
... boundary conditions ( 11.7 ) and ( 11.8 ) . Wigner and Seitz made the further approxi- mation of replacing the Wigner - Seitz primitive cell by a sphere of radius ro with the same volume , thereby achieving a boundary condition with the ...
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... boundary condition . In the linear chain of ions this boundary condition is easily specified : We simply join the two remote ends of the chain back together by one more of the same springs that connect internal ions ( Figure 22.6 ) . If ...
... boundary condition . In the linear chain of ions this boundary condition is easily specified : We simply join the two remote ends of the chain back together by one more of the same springs that connect internal ions ( Figure 22.6 ) . If ...
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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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