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Bloch: quantum mechanics of electrons in crystal lattices

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Condensed matter · THEORY

Reference score390,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Derived electron wave behaviour in an ideal periodic crystal potential and consequences for motion and conduction.

Scientific scope

The record is Bloch's sole-author paper and its periodic-lattice model. It is not experimental validation, the whole of band theory, or a record for later semiclassical transport and solid-state developments.

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The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Bloch's sole-author paper and its periodic-lattice model. It is not experimental validation, the whole of band theory, or a record for later semiclassical transport and solid-state developments.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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