English Explanatory Dictionary

Bloch oscillation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In solid-state physics, the oscillation of a particle (e.g. an electron) confined in a periodic potential when a constant force is acting on it.

Word forms

Bloch oscillation Bloch oscillations

Etymology

Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

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