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... leads to the conclusion that a valence wave function should have the form pictured in Figure 11.2b . If , however , the valence wave functions have an oscillatory structure on the scale of the core region , a Fourier expansion such as ...
... leads to the conclusion that a valence wave function should have the form pictured in Figure 11.2b . If , however , the valence wave functions have an oscillatory structure on the scale of the core region , a Fourier expansion such as ...
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... leads to an approximation to Ɛ ( k ) = E [ ] that depends on the coefficients ck . The demand that E [ ] be stationary leads to the conditions OE / Ock 0 , which are a set of homogeneous equations in the ck . The coefficients in this ...
... leads to an approximation to Ɛ ( k ) = E [ ] that depends on the coefficients ck . The demand that E [ ] be stationary leads to the conditions OE / Ock 0 , which are a set of homogeneous equations in the ck . The coefficients in this ...
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... leads to a nonzero total crystal momentum , then it must violate the symmetry leading to vanishing thermal current . The thermal current will therefore also be nonzero , barring fortuitous cancellations . A similar point arises in the ...
... leads to a nonzero total crystal momentum , then it must violate the symmetry leading to vanishing thermal current . The thermal current will therefore also be nonzero , barring fortuitous cancellations . A similar point arises in the ...
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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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