Bloch wave

noun

Etymology

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

Definitions

  1. A type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most…

    A type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Bloch wave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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