Sommerfeld expansion

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo Fermi-Dirac integrals
gptkbp:approximationType asymptotic expansion
gptkbp:assumes temperature much less than Fermi temperature
gptkbp:field gptkb:statistical_mechanics
solid-state physics
gptkbp:firstPublished 1928
gptkbp:form series expansion in powers of temperature squared
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sommerfeld expansion
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arnold_Sommerfeld
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fermi_gas
gptkb:degenerate_electron_gas
gptkbp:usedFor electrical conductivity
calculating thermodynamic quantities
electronic specific heat
low-temperature expansions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arnold_Sommerfeld
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4