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Bloch Electron States in Crystals

Switzerland · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1929Date range
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1929

Felix Bloch1929

Zurich · Science / Physics

Shows that electrons moving in a periodic crystal potential have wavefunctions with the periodic form now called Bloch states.

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Felix Bloch

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