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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... gas " of conduction electrons of mass m , which ( in contrast to the molecules of an ordinary gas ) move against a background of heavy immobile ions . The density of the electron gas can be calculated as follows : A metallic element ...
... gas " of conduction electrons of mass m , which ( in contrast to the molecules of an ordinary gas ) move against a background of heavy immobile ions . The density of the electron gas can be calculated as follows : A metallic element ...
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... Fermi - Dirac distribution and its bold grafting onto an otherwise classical theory , we must examine the quantum theory of the electron gas.5 For simplicity we shall examine the ground state ( i.e. , T = 0 ) of the electron gas before ...
... Fermi - Dirac distribution and its bold grafting onto an otherwise classical theory , we must examine the quantum theory of the electron gas.5 For simplicity we shall examine the ground state ( i.e. , T = 0 ) of the electron gas before ...
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... Gas , classical , compared with electrons in nonde- generate semiconductors , 585 compared with phonon gas , 500n , 503n , 506-507 sound propagation in , 506-507 Gas , electron , see Electron gas ; Free electron approximation ...
... Gas , classical , compared with electrons in nonde- generate semiconductors , 585 compared with phonon gas , 500n , 503n , 506-507 sound propagation in , 506-507 Gas , electron , see Electron gas ; Free electron approximation ...
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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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