{ "metadata": { "name": "Chapter_5_Kittel" }, "nbformat": 3, "nbformat_minor": 0, "worksheets": [ { "cells": [ { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 1, "metadata": {}, "source": "Chapter 5 : Phonons and Lattice Vibrations\n" }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": "Example 1: Generation of phonons, Page 137" }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": "# importing modules\nfrom __future__ import division\nimport math\n\n# Variable declaration\n\nl = 4 * 10**(-5); # the wavelength in cm for visible light -4000 Angstrom\nVs = 5 * 10**(5); # velocity of sound in cm/sec\nn = 1.5 ; # refractive index of the crystal\n\nNu = (2*Vs*2*3.14*n)/(l); # Nu = [2Vs(2*3.14)*n/l]*sin(psi/2) and here sin(psi/2)=1\n\n#Result\n\nprint \" The maximum phonon frequency is \", Nu , \" per sec\"\n\n", "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": " The maximum phonon frequency is 2.355e+11 per sec\n" } ], "prompt_number": 1 }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": "", "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [] } ], "metadata": {} } ] }