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* ''Oscillator_Strength.mat'' gives the oscillator strengths. | * ''Oscillator_Strength.mat'' gives the oscillator strengths. | ||
- | == Oscillator strength == | + | === Oscillator strength === |
The oscillator strength is calculated from the formula | The oscillator strength is calculated from the formula | ||
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Note that the electron mass $m_0$ entering the above formula is the bare electron mass. | Note that the electron mass $m_0$ entering the above formula is the bare electron mass. | ||
- | This oscillator strength (which is sometimes referred as the unnormalized one), differs from the usual definition in the single band case by the ratio $m^*/m_0$ | + | This oscillator strength (which is sometimes referred as the unnormalized one), differs from the usual definition in the single band case by the ratio $m^*/m_0$, i.e. $\frac{m^*}{m_0} f_{\alpha \beta}$ is called the normalized oscillator strength. |
- | In the parabolic single-band case, the sum-rule is retrieved by dividing the | + | The advantage of this unnormalized definition is that it is general enough to be applied to the multiband case. |
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+ | Note that in the parabolic single-band case, the usual sum-rule is retrieved by using the normalized definition | ||
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- | \sum_{beta \neq \alpha} \frac{m^*}[m_0} f_{\alpha \beta} | + | \sum_{\beta \neq \alpha} \frac{m^*}{m_0} f_{\alpha \beta} = 1 |
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