Bloch oscillation

noun

In solid-state physics, the oscillation of a particle (e.g. an electron) confined in a periodic potential when a constant force is acting on it.

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Meanings

nounBloch oscillation (countable and uncountable, plural Bloch oscillations)

plural Bloch oscillations

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesIn solid-state physics, the oscillation of a particle (e.g. an electron) confined in a periodic potential when a constant force is acting on it.

Origin

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

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Bloch oscillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloch%20oscillation

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bloch oscillation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloch%20oscillation.

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