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nikolafmf
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Hello everyone,
I have two questions about the Debye model (one historical and the other theoretical).
1. Debye models oscilators as standing waves. Where did his idea come from? Is there any physical reason to suppose this? I guess he didn't compute 1000 models just to see that this one explains experimental data.
2. When we compute the number of waves, we suppose they are in a cubical container. How can one prove that results is the same for container of any other form?
Nikola
I have two questions about the Debye model (one historical and the other theoretical).
1. Debye models oscilators as standing waves. Where did his idea come from? Is there any physical reason to suppose this? I guess he didn't compute 1000 models just to see that this one explains experimental data.
2. When we compute the number of waves, we suppose they are in a cubical container. How can one prove that results is the same for container of any other form?
Nikola