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The framework of most solid-state physics theory is the Schrödinger (wave) formulation of non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics . Bloch's Theorem , which characterizes the Wavefunction s of Electron s in a periodic Potential , is an important starting point for much analysis. Since Bloch's Theorem applies only to periodic potentials, and since unceasing random movements of atoms in a crystal disrupt periodicity, Bloch's Theorem is only an approximation, but it has proven to be a tremendously valuable approximation, without which most solid-state physics analysis would be intractable. Deviations from periodicity are treated by quantum mechanical Perturbation Theory . TOPICS
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