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Past exam of the quantum condensed matter course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 1 a Solution by
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In the isotropic parabolic-band approximation implied by the single supplied curvature, the hole mass from a valence-band maximum isThe hole has charge , so its cyclotron angular frequency isIf “frequency” means cycles per second, . The curvature unit is , so has mass units. The external constants used are , and .[ref]
CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants 2014 by National Institute of Standards and Technology. Reduced Planck constant, elementary charge and electron mass
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