Exercises 5.3: Dispersion relations

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5.3.1 The figure shows an attempt to fit the neutron data for the dispersion curves for copper.

A) By what factor should the force constant B be changed to get a reasonable fit?

B) By what factor should the atomic mass M be changed to get a reasonable fit?

C) By what factor should the lattice constant a be changed to get a reasonable fit?