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Magnetic Field Induction and Time Intervals of the Electron Transitions Approached in a Classical and Quantum-Mechanical Way
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 02 (2011)·Pages 1305–1309·Published 10 November 2011·DOI10.4236/jmp.2011.211161
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Abstract
The motion of electron wave packets of a metal is examined classically in the presence of the magnetic field with the aim to calculate the time intervals between two states lying on the same Fermi surface. A lower limiting value of the transition time equal to about 10–18 sec is estimated as an average for the case when the states are lying on the Fermi surface having a spherical shape. Simultaneously, an upper limit for the electron circular frequency in a metal has been also derived. A formal reference of the classical transition time to the time interval entering the energy-time uncertainty relations known in quantum mechanics is obtained.
KeywordsLorentz Force and Magnetic InductionElectron Wave PacketsChanges of the Electron MomentumTransition Time between Quantum States
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