Free Electrons and Heat Capacity

Fujita, Shigeji; Ito, Kei

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Shigeji Fujita³ &
Kei Ito⁴

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The quantum theory of the free-electron model resolves the heat capacity paradox, that is, the apparent absence of electron contribution to heat capacity.

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Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
Shigeji Fujita
Research Division, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations, 2-19-23 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8501, Japan
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Fujita, S., Ito, K. (2007). Free Electrons and Heat Capacity. In: Quantum Theory of Conducting Matter. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74103-1_3

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