free electron gas

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical model
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:jellium_model
gptkbp:appliesTo metals
degenerate electron systems
gptkbp:assumes electrons move freely
uniform positive background
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Drude_model
gptkb:Sommerfeld_model
gptkbp:describes electrons in a metal
gptkbp:energyDistribution gptkb:Fermi-Dirac_distribution
gptkbp:explains electrical conductivity
thermal conductivity
gptkbp:form gptkb:Schrödinger_equation
plane wave solutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label free electron gas
gptkbp:ignores band structure
electron-electron interactions
lattice potential
gptkbp:importantFor condensed matter physics
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fermi-Dirac_statistics
gptkb:Fermi_energy
gptkb:Fermi_gas
gptkb:Fermi_surface
gptkbp:usedIn solid state physics
gptkbp:usedToCalculate gptkb:Pauli_paramagnetism
gptkb:Landau_diamagnetism
density of states
heat capacity of metals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lorentz-Drude_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6