jellium model

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs uniform electron gas
gptkbp:appliesTo metals
gptkbp:assumes positive charge is smeared uniformly
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:random_phase_approximation
gptkb:Wigner_crystal
quantum Monte Carlo simulations
gptkbp:describes electrons in a uniform positive background
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label jellium model
gptkbp:ignores ionic lattice structure
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:density_functional_theory
study of electron correlation
study of exchange energy
gptkbp:usedIn condensed matter physics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:free_electron_gas
gptkb:Wigner–Seitz_radius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7