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The Number of Free Electrons in a Metal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

H. Fröhlich
H. Fröhlich*
Affiliation:
Physico-Technical-Institut, Leningrad
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The idea of “free” electrons is purely classical, but it is convenient to introduce it also in the quantum theory of metals. In order to calculate the number of free electrons N F from a quantum mechanical model it is necessary to give an appropriate definition.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 1935 , pp. 277 - 280
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1935

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