 Band-edge effective mass in a weak periodic potential

In a one-dimensional two-wave nearly-free electron model, set ${\epsilon }_B={\hslash }^2{G}^2/(8m)$ and let the coupling magnitude be $U>0$. Near the Bragg plane,Expansion at $q=0$ gives $E_{\pm }={\epsilon }_B\pm U+[{\hslash }^2/(2m)](1\pm 2{\epsilon }_B/U)q^2+O(q^4)$, henceThe lower edge has negative electronic curvature, and the upper edge positive curvature. The last expression is a leading weak-potential approximation, not the exact curvature of the two-wave dispersion.