English Explanatory Dictionary

Wannier function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a set of orthogonal functions used in solid-state physics; they are the localized molecular orbitals of crystalline systems.

Word forms

Wannier function Wannier functions

Etymology

Named after Swiss physicist Gregory Wannier (1911–1983).

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