English Explanatory Dictionary

Brillouin zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A uniquely defined primitive cell forming part of the reciprocal lattice, involved in calculations regarding waves in a periodic medium given by Bloch's theorem.

Word forms

Brillouin zone Brillouin zones

Etymology

The concept was developed by Léon Brillouin (1889–1969), French physicist.

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