Exercises 9.3: Group velocities

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9.3.1 The figure shows an anisotropic band structure, and an electron placed in a state in this band, but at a k-value, at the red dot, outside the first Brillouin zone. The minimum in the energy is at the center of the zone. What is the direction of the group velocity for this electron?