Matthiessen's rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo electrical resistivity
gptkbp:describes total resistivity as sum of temperature-dependent and impurity-dependent resistivity
gptkbp:field materials science
solid-state physics
gptkbp:firstStated 1864
gptkbp:form ρ_total = ρ_thermal + ρ_impurity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matthiessen's rule
gptkbp:limitation assumes independent scattering mechanisms
not always accurate at low temperatures
gptkbp:namedAfter Augustus Matthiessen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wiedemann–Franz_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nordheim's_rules
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7