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... crystal . Suppose that we could represent the ionic con- figuration by simply occupying some finite region V of the Bravais lattice occupied in the infinite crystal . Suppose , furthermore , that the electronic charge density in the ...
... crystal . Suppose that we could represent the ionic con- figuration by simply occupying some finite region V of the Bravais lattice occupied in the infinite crystal . Suppose , furthermore , that the electronic charge density in the ...
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... crystal has a total dipole moment of po times the number of cells in the crystal , 28 and thus a polarization density P = Po / v throughout the crystal , even in the absence of an external field . This immediately implies some severe ...
... crystal has a total dipole moment of po times the number of cells in the crystal , 28 and thus a polarization density P = Po / v throughout the crystal , even in the absence of an external field . This immediately implies some severe ...
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... crystals were found to have yield strengths close to the high value we first estimated for the perfect crystal . However , as the crystals were improved ( for example , by annealing ) the yield strengths were found to drop drastically ...
... crystals were found to have yield strengths close to the high value we first estimated for the perfect crystal . However , as the crystals were improved ( for example , by annealing ) the yield strengths were found to drop drastically ...
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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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