"Fermi surface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fermi surfaces [plural]
Etymology: For Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fermi surface (plural Fermi surfaces)
  1. (physics) An abstract boundary, of constant energy, useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped semiconductors. Wikipedia link: Enrico Fermi, Fermi surface Categories (topical): Physics

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