Bloch wave

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Etymology

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Named after the physicist Felix Bloch.

Noun

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Bloch wave (plural Bloch waves)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.
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