Question: Consider the ellipsoidal energy surface A surface on which E(k(vector) is constant is a spheroid. Show that for a static magnetic field B in the

Consider the ellipsoidal energy surface 

E(K) = h? 2mz 2my 2m2

A surface on which E(k(vector) is constant is a spheroid. Show that for a static magnetic field B in the x-direction, the cyclotron frequency is given by ωc = eB/√mxmy (in SI units). What would be the cyclotron frequency, if the magnetic field were applied in the z-direction?


E(K) = h? 2mz 2my 2m2

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