A method for the calculation of excitonic effects in certain metals
Groh, David John
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Title
A method for the calculation of excitonic effects in certain metals
Author(s)
Groh, David John
Issue Date
1986
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Kunz, A.B.
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
excitonic effects
long-range screening behavior of electrons
electron-hole interaction
metals
Language
en
Abstract
Due to the long-range screening behavior of electrons in metals, interactions between excited electrons and their corresponding holes are few and are generally ignored. In this thesis, we attempt to include this electron-hole interaction into the calculation by randomly choosing a finite number of electrons to represent the hole and calculating the response of these chosen electrons to the excited electron. Calculations were done for lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and aluminum.
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