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Solid State Physics Homework No. 1

The document outlines three tasks for a solid state physics homework assignment: 1) Examine allowed lattice symmetries for rotation axes and determine which values of n are possible for n-fold rotation axes. Show only n=1,2,3,4,6 satisfy geometric qualities of lattice points. 2) Derive relations for reciprocal lattice vectors and prove the reciprocal lattice of the reciprocal lattice is the original lattice. Interpret an expression relating reciprocal lattice vectors. 3) Enumerate all symmetry axes and planes for the hexagonal unit cell of the hexagonal lattice and determine if hexagonal edges form a Bravais lattice. Note the primitive unit cell is non-hexagonal.

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Solid State Physics Homework No. 1

The document outlines three tasks for a solid state physics homework assignment: 1) Examine allowed lattice symmetries for rotation axes and determine which values of n are possible for n-fold rotation axes. Show only n=1,2,3,4,6 satisfy geometric qualities of lattice points. 2) Derive relations for reciprocal lattice vectors and prove the reciprocal lattice of the reciprocal lattice is the original lattice. Interpret an expression relating reciprocal lattice vectors. 3) Enumerate all symmetry axes and planes for the hexagonal unit cell of the hexagonal lattice and determine if hexagonal edges form a Bravais lattice. Note the primitive unit cell is non-hexagonal.

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Solid State Physics Homework No.

1st Task We examine all allowed lattice-symmetries for n-fold rotation-axes, which means, with a rotation angle phi=2pi/n. Which values are possible for n? For that look at the four lattice points A, B, C and D at the plane orthogonal to n-fold rotation axis. A and B are given to be adjacent neighboring points in the Bravais-lattice with the distance a through both of which, should go an n-fold rotation axis. The rotation around B should bring A to C and the rotation around A should bring B to D. Show that the geometric qualities of the grid allow only n=1,2,3,4 and 6. Tip: Make a sketch. Which conditions do the sides of the resulting trapezoid have to fulfill if A, B, C and D are lattice points?

2nd Task Reciprocal-lattice The lattice-vectors of the reciprocal lattice can be calculated out of the relations: (see original German document, describing g1, g2, and g3 vectors) Where a1 a2 and a3 are the lattice vectors of the original 3-dimensional lattice. a) Show that the vectors g_i fulfil the conditions g_i . a_l = 2*pi*delta_i_l b) Prove that the reciprocal-lattice of the reciprocal-lattice is again the original lattice (show the complete equality). c) Show that the vectors of the reciprocal lattice fulfil the following relation: (see German original) How should one interpret this expression? Tip: Show and use for the proof in b the expression exp(iG.R)=1, where R is a lattice-vector in the direct room and G is the attice-vector in the reciprocal room.

3rd Task Point-Symmetries Enumerate all axes and planes of symmetry for the hexagonal unity-cell (see figure) of the hexagonal lattice and sketch them in the figure. Do the edges of the hexagonal lattice in the plane form a Bravais-lattice? Make sure you understand that the primitive unity-cell of the hexagonal lattice is not hexagonal.

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