English Explanatory Dictionary

Fermi surface

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abstract boundary, of constant energy, useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped semiconductors.

Word forms

Fermi surface Fermi surfaces

Etymology

For Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist.

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