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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
electrons in crystals
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:physics_theorem
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| gptkbp:describes |
wavefunctions in periodic potentials
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| gptkbp:enables |
classification of electronic states by crystal momentum
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| gptkbp:field |
quantum mechanics
solid-state physics |
| gptkbp:form |
ψ_k(r) = e^{ik·r}u_k(r), where u_k(r) has the periodicity of the lattice
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
fundamental to understanding electronic properties of solids
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:mathematics
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Felix_Bloch
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Kronig-Penney_model
gptkb:Brillouin_zone insulators metals semiconductors band structure |
| gptkbp:state |
the eigenstates of a particle in a periodic potential can be written as a plane wave modulated by a periodic function
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
band theory of solids
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| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1928
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bloch_wave
gptkb:Kronig–Penney_model |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bloch's theorem
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