2.5 a) Calculate the five lowest "free electron" bands along the 4-axis in the Brillouin zone for the simple cubic lattice (analogous to Fig. 2.35). Calculate the associated eigenfunctions. b) For bands which are degenerate along the 4-axis (or at I or at X), construct linear combinations of the wave functions in such a way that the new func-

2.5 a) Calculate the five lowest "free electron" bands along the 4-axis in the Brillouin zone for the simple cubic lattice (analogous to Fig. 2.35). Calculate the associated eigenfunctions. b) For bands which are degenerate along the 4-axis (or at I or at X), construct linear combinations of the wave functions in such a way that the new func-

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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