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bloch's theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
bloch's the-o-rem
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theorem stating that the energy eigenstates for an electron in a crystal can be written as Bloch waves.

name

A theorem that gives a lower bound on the size of a disc in which an inverse to a holomorphic function exists.

Etymology

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

Questions

What does bloch's theorem mean?
A theorem stating that the energy eigenstates for an electron in a crystal can be written as Bloch waves.
Where does bloch's theorem come from?
Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

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