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Update 4_sommerfeld_model.md

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k_x=\frac{2\pi p}{L},\ k_y=\frac{2\pi q}{L},\ k_z=\frac{2\pi r}{L}\ \Rightarrow\ \varepsilon=\frac{2\pi^2\hbar^2}{mL^2}\left( p^2+q^2+r^2 \right)
$$
![](figures/free_electron.svg)
```python
kf = 3;
extrapol = 1.2;
ks = np.arange(-kf, kf+1);
kcont = np.linspace(-extrapol*kf, extrapol*kf, 1000);
Edis = ks**2;
Econt = kcont**2;
fig = plt.figure();
ax = fig.add_subplot(111);
ax.plot(kcont, Econt, 'b-');
ax.plot(ks, Edis, 'k.');
for i in range(2*kf + 1):
ax.plot([ks[i], ks[i]], [-0.75, Edis[i]], 'k:');
ax.set_xlim(-3.75, 3.75);
ax.set_ylim(-0.75, 11);
ax.set_xlabel(r"$k \quad \left[ \frac{2 \pi}{L} \right]$");
ax.set_ylabel(r"$\varepsilon$");
ax.set_yticks([]);
draw_classic_axes(ax, xlabeloffset=.2);
```
Comparable to phonons, but: electrons are _fermions_.
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