Wave Vector of an Electron

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MaRDI QIDQ6674123


vector pointing in the direction of propagation of a wave and whose magnitude is equal to the wavenumber




Vector pointing in the direction of a wave and whose magnitude is equal to the wavenumber. In quantum mechanics/condensed matter physics, a wave vector is the quotient of the momentum vector of particles or quasi particles and the reduced Planck constant.





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