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rework the drude derivation

Merged Anton Akhmerov requested to merge drude_better_calc into master
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@@ -135,20 +135,22 @@ Our goal is then to compute the *average* velocity.
happens with each individual element.**
Let us compute how the average velocity changes with time.
The equation with the Lorentz force we just average right away:
Consider the effect that scattering has over a small time $dt$.
A fraction $dt/τ$ of the electrons scatters, and that their average velocity becomes zero.
The rest of the electrons $(1 - dt/τ)$ accelerates by the Lorentz force, and after $dt$ their velocity becomes
$$
m\frac{d⟨\mathbf{v}⟩}{dt} = -e\left(\mathbf{E}+⟨\mathbf{v}⟩×\mathbf{B}\right).
m\mathbf{v}(t + dt) - m\mathbf{v}(t) = - dt e (\mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} × \mathbf{B}).
$$
Almost there, but we still need to do something with the change of the average velocity due to scattering.
Consider the effect that scattering has over a small time $dt$.
Most electrons continue with the same velocity, however a fraction $dt/τ$ will scatter, and that their average velocity becomes zero.
Therefore we get
Combining the two groups of particles, we get
$$
\mathbf{v}(t+dt)⟩ = ⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩(1 - dt/τ) + 0⋅(dt/τ) ⇒ \frac{d⟨\mathbf{v}⟩}{dt} = -\frac{⟨\mathbf{v}⟩}{τ}.
\begin{align}
m⟨\mathbf{v}(t+dt)⟩ &= (m⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩ - dt e (\mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} × \mathbf{B}))(1 - dt/τ) + 0⋅(dt/τ)\\
&= m⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩ - dt [e (\mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} × \mathbf{B}) - m⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩/τ] \\
&+ dt² [e (\mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} × \mathbf{B}) m⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩/τ
\end{align}
$$
That's it!
We now combine both contributions into a single equation and get
We now neglect the term proportional to $dt²$ (it vanishes faster when $dt → ∞$).
Finally, we recognize that $(⟨\mathbf{v}(t+dt)⟩ - (⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩)/dt = d⟨\mathbf{v}(t)⟩)/dt$, and arrive to
$$
m\frac{d⟨\mathbf{v}⟩}{dt} = -m\frac{⟨\mathbf{v}⟩}{τ} -e\left(\mathbf{E}+⟨\mathbf{v}⟩×\mathbf{B}\right).
$$
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