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The dynamics of Bloch electrons

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In Chapter 2 we were concerned only with free electrons, for which mv = ħk, and we assumed that the effect of fields E and B on an electron moving with velocity v was given by the Lorentz force equation

$$ m\dot{v} = h\dot{k} = - e(E + v \times B) $$
(2.16)

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© 1990 R.G. Chambers

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Chambers, R.G. (1990). The dynamics of Bloch electrons. In: Electronics in Metals and Semiconductors. Physics and its Application. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0423-1_7

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