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Bloch wave

Bloch wave noun: a type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.

Noun

Bloch wave (plural Bloch waves)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.

Forms of Bloch wave

pluralBloch waves

Origin of Bloch wave

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

Questions about Bloch wave

What does Bloch wave mean?
Bloch wave means a type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.
What part of speech is Bloch wave?
Bloch wave is a noun.
What is the plural of Bloch wave?
The plural of Bloch wave is Bloch waves.

Words near Bloch wave in the dictionary

  1. Bloch sphere
  2. Bloch spheres
  3. Bloch state
  4. Bloch wall
  5. Bloch walls
  6. Bloch wave
  7. Bloch waves
  8. Bloch's theorem
  9. Blocher
  10. Blochers
  11. Blochian

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