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This document provides instructions for homework 3 in condensed matter physics. It includes 3 problems to solve: 1) Analyzing the interplanar separation and distance between planes for a crystal lattice, including proving relationships for a simple cubic lattice. 2) Examining the hexagonal structure of a space lattice, including finding properties of the primitive cell and relationships between the direct and reciprocal lattices. 3) Proving relationships between the primitive lattice and reciprocal lattice vectors, including the volume of the primitive cell and establishing a connection between the direct and reciprocal lattice volumes.

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HW 3

This document provides instructions for homework 3 in condensed matter physics. It includes 3 problems to solve: 1) Analyzing the interplanar separation and distance between planes for a crystal lattice, including proving relationships for a simple cubic lattice. 2) Examining the hexagonal structure of a space lattice, including finding properties of the primitive cell and relationships between the direct and reciprocal lattices. 3) Proving relationships between the primitive lattice and reciprocal lattice vectors, including the volume of the primitive cell and establishing a connection between the direct and reciprocal lattice volumes.

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Phys 445 Condensed Matter Physics

Homework 3
Due to October 15th 2010, Friday 9:40 in class

1) Interplanar separation. Consider a plane hkl in a crystal lattice. (a) Prove that the
reciprocal lattice vector G = hb1 + kb2 + lb3 is perpendicular to this plane. (b) Prove that
the distance between two adjacent parallel planes of the lattice is d (hkl ) = 2π / G (c)
Show for a simple cubic lattice that d 2 = a 2 / (h 2 + k 2 + l 2 ) .

2) Hexagonal structure: Using the primitive vectors of the hexagonal space lattice
3a a
a1 = xˆ + yˆ ;
2 2
3a a
a2 = − xˆ + yˆ ;
2 2
a3 = czˆ
(a) Show that the volume of the primitive cell is ( 3 / 2)a 2 c .
(b) Find the primitive translation vectors of the reciprocal lattice and show that the
reciprocal of the simple hexagonal Bravais lattice also simple hexagonal, with
lattice constants 2π / c and 4π / 3a , rotated through 30o about c-axis with
respect to the direct lattice.
(c) For what value of c/a does the ratio have the same value both in direct and
reciprocal lattice? If c/a is ideal in direct lattice, what is its value in the reciprocal
lattice?

3) (a) Prove that the reciprocal lattice vectors satisfy


(2π )3
b1 i(b2 × b3 ) =
a1 i(a2 × a3 )
(b) Prove that the volume of a Bravais lattice primitive cell is
Vc = a1 i(a2 × a3 )
where ai are the three primitive lattice vectors. Combining this with the relation
showed in (a) establishes that the volume of the reciprocal lattic eprimitive cell is
(2π )3 / Vc .
(c) Consider the primitive vectors which are constructed from the reciprocal lattice
vectors bi as in the same manner as the bi s are constructed from the ai .Prove that
these vectors are just the ai thenselves; i.e. show that
b2 × b3
2π = a1
b1 i(b2 × b3 )
and so on.

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