what is a brillouin zone?

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what is a brillouin zone?

2006-11-30 05:56:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

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In mathematics and solid state physics, the first Brillouin zone is the primitive cell in the reciprocal lattice in momentum space. It is found by the same method as for the Wigner-Seitz cell in the Bravais lattice.

2006-11-30 09:15:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillouin_zone

2006-11-30 06:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Magick Kitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋