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... function ( r ) or to wave functions with which ( r ) is degenerate . Based on this expectation , one seeks a ( r ) that can be expanded in a relatively small number of localized atomic wave functions : 3,4 $ ( r ) = Σ bn ¥ n ( r ) . n ...
... function ( r ) or to wave functions with which ( r ) is degenerate . Based on this expectation , one seeks a ( r ) that can be expanded in a relatively small number of localized atomic wave functions : 3,4 $ ( r ) = Σ bn ¥ n ( r ) . n ...
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... functions . This conclusion can also be reached by an apparently different argument : Eigenstates of the same Hamiltonian with different eigenvalues must be orthogonal . In particular any valence wave function ( r ) and any core wave ...
... functions . This conclusion can also be reached by an apparently different argument : Eigenstates of the same Hamiltonian with different eigenvalues must be orthogonal . In particular any valence wave function ( r ) and any core wave ...
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... function in the presence of a static , spatially uniform electric field and temperature gradient , Eq . ( 13.43 ) , has the general form1 g ( k ) = g ° ( k ) + a ( ɛ ) ⋅ k , 18 ( 16.26 ) where the vector function a depends on k only ...
... function in the presence of a static , spatially uniform electric field and temperature gradient , Eq . ( 13.43 ) , has the general form1 g ( k ) = g ° ( k ) + a ( ɛ ) ⋅ k , 18 ( 16.26 ) where the vector function a depends on k only ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
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Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
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