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Problem: Band Overlap

Figure 3.1: Impossibility of band overlap in a one-dimensional system.

Show that a band overlap (see Figure 3.1) is not allowed in one dimension.

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Laszlo Mihaly
Thu Oct 31 13:23:11 EST 1996

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