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Problem: Saddle Point

In a certain metal the electron energy has a saddle point at . In the neighborhood of the energy dispersion can be described by

What is the contribution of this region to the DOS? Make a drawing of g(E).

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

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