In my experience taking solid state physics classes, esoteric concepts are constantly presented like they're completely self-evident. Of course, the dispersion relation of a material lays out valuable information that you understand immediately. Of course. Maybe you had a clearer professor than I did, but if you didn’t, I’ll cover my understanding of these concepts … Continue reading Wavevectors, Dispersion Relations, and Clotheslines: Phonon Edition
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A Light-Hearted Introduction to Diffraction
Waves have amplitude and phase. Amplitude is the height of the wave and determines how much energy it carries. Depending on who you talk to, phase has different meanings. I would say that phase encompasses where a wave is in space and time. All waves—ocean waves, light, sound, electrons—diffract. Diffraction is when waves interact with … Continue reading A Light-Hearted Introduction to Diffraction
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