Bloch's theorem

proper noun

A theorem stating that the energy eigenstates for an electron in a crystal can be written as Bloch waves.

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Meanings

Bloch's theorem1

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesA theorem stating that the energy eigenstates for an electron in a crystal can be written as Bloch waves.

Bloch's theorem2

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA theorem that gives a lower bound on the size of a disc in which an inverse to a holomorphic function exists.

Origin

Bloch's theorem · proper noun

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

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Bloch's theorem · proper noun

Named after the French mathematician André Bloch.

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