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... momentum ) is randomly directed immediately after a col- lision , each such electron will contribute to the average momentum p ( t + dt ) only to the extent that it has acquired momentum from the force f since its last collision . Such ...
... momentum ) is randomly directed immediately after a col- lision , each such electron will contribute to the average momentum p ( t + dt ) only to the extent that it has acquired momentum from the force f since its last collision . Such ...
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... momentum operator . This conclusion is confirmed by the fact that the momentum operator , p = ( h / i ) V , when acting on gives h √ √nk = h i V ( eikunk ( r ) ) h = nk hkyk ek Vunk ( r ) , i ( 8.45 ) which is not , in general , just ...
... momentum operator . This conclusion is confirmed by the fact that the momentum operator , p = ( h / i ) V , when acting on gives h √ √nk = h i V ( eikunk ( r ) ) h = nk hkyk ek Vunk ( r ) , i ( 8.45 ) which is not , in general , just ...
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... momentum , then normal collisions alone cannot bring about full thermodynamic equilibrium , even if there is no temperature gradient present . In fact , it can be shown24 that in the absence of a temperature gradient , if all collisions ...
... momentum , then normal collisions alone cannot bring about full thermodynamic equilibrium , even if there is no temperature gradient present . In fact , it can be shown24 that in the absence of a temperature gradient , if all collisions ...
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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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